Sharkwatch SA Blog

 Guest comment: “Very good and helpful staff (my mum and brother were very sea sick and the volunteer was excellent). A bit slow, but it was good!” – Patel family

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14/08/2014

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 15.5^oC

Depth: 10.2 m

Visibility: 2.5m

Number of Sharks: 4 + 1

Conditions: Calm seas but became choppier during the second trip, overcast throughout with the occasional but brief drizzle of rain.

We set out this morning after a day off due to strong winds and high swells not knowing what we would be in for! We always mention to our clients that we are dealing with nature and that it is unpredictable and our experiences change every day, the past few weeks we have seen slow activity and have many theories yet no answers to why this area is experiencing such a lull. Today we had a small individual spotted straight away and then disappear, in the next two hours no other sharks were spotted. We made the choice to move anchor and try elsewhere in the shallows and this is where we found our three juveniles and adult! The largest shark of the day was our 4.1m female, who was also spotted 3 days ago. Whilst our juveniles may have lacked in size compared to our adult they made up for it with their speed and agility, with our last visitor of the morning coming in nice and close with numerous passes right in front of the cage for all to see.The second trip of the day had a brief wait before our first shark showed up in the vicinity. This small female had appeared at the end of the first trip and stayed around the boat for the duration of the trip, actively chasing the bait line and giving our divers some spectacular views! After the slow start to the day this shark really showed us you just can’t predict how these predators will act each day…