Sharkwatch SA Blog

Guest comment: “Wonderful experience! The crew was fantastic and the sharks spectacular! We saw whales too!” – Traci

“Amazing experience! Lovely staff and the sharks were awesome! Thank you, we will never forget!” – Steven

“Amazing! Beyond our expectations. Today is my boys 15^th Birthday, an incredible way to celebrate!” - Franco

07/07/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 15.8'C
Depth: 17.2m
Visibility: 4.0m
Number of Sharks: 13 + 10
Conditions: Swell + sunny skies

Whale, whale, whale what do we have here?! We had only just anchored when a Southern Right Whale was spotted off the side of the boat. If that wasn’t exciting enough for those on board it proceeded to glide up next to the cage and give the divers an eye full of Cetacean! Within minutes of the whale disappearing we had sharks back around the cage. Whilst we had quite a few smaller individuals visiting the boat during this trip, such as a 2.9m juvenile with a large scar on its right side under the dorsal fin that we have been seeing quite a lot recently, we also had some large ones, interesting enough these were bigger males including a 3.5m and a 3.7m individual! The 3.5m male has a very distinctive large rounded notch on its dorsal fin as well as some scarring on its trunk which makes it very easy to identify. Before heading back to the harbour we took a detour behind Geyser Rock after a possible whale sighting. It turned out to be two Humpback Whales frolicking in the water. We watched for quite some time as they rolled and placed their large flippers above the waters’ surface, as we were leaving them to their business we were also treated to some spectacular breaches! Our second trip of the day proved just as successful as the first in regards to shark action, with a great number of active sharks sighted including one of our favourites “Little Lumpy”. The nicknames we give to our sharks help us to identify them, in relation to either a physical attribute which distinguishes them from other sharks or a personality trait that shines through. Literally ‘tons’ worth of sharks and whales on show today, you never know what you’ll see on board Slashfin...

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