Sharkwatch SA Blog

Guest comment: “Fab day. Lots of effort put in so we could see the sharks!” - Lucy

“Had a very good time. Awesome!” - Benjamin + Cecilie

“Excellent crew and boat. Great time. Saw 2 sharks in action. Perfect!” - Martin + Hande

18/02/2016

Location: The Islands + Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.7'C + 15.4'C
Depth: 10.5m + 9.7m
Visibility: 2.5m + 3.0m
Number of Sharks: 2 + 5
Conditions: Rain, a little swell and wind

Of course we were a little anxious about heading back to sea today after a day off due to some bad weather, what with the disappearence of our White sharks for close to a month in January. We headed out under a heavy blanket of fog and light drizzle and made our way to the Island as our fears were confirmed that none of the other boats were yet to see any sharks in the shallows. Once on anchor we waited close to two hours without a sight of fin or tail however no fear we received a call from one of the other boats saying at last a shark had been sighted in the bay so we pulled anchor and headed into the Joubertsdam. Once re-anchored we had little to wait when the first White shark was spotted, a sub-adult male we have seen before, bursting with excitement our divers who had patiently waited in the rain for the last few hours made their way into the cage group by group to enjoy the eye to eye experience with not only the first shark but also a large male shark that arrived not too long after. Both these individuals were active when around and on quite a few occassions came very close to the cage, giving our divers a fantastic view! The second trip of the day launched yet again with the rain lightly coming down, yet the group was positive even with the gloomy skies! We arrived back to the cage and had our first White shark within five minutes. This trip saw a number of White sharks coming and going from the boat consistantly throughout the afternoon, including two large animals around the 4.0m length. Towards the end we had a juvenile White shark make an appearance and whilst this little shark was small in size it made up for it with its big attitude! A fantastic shark to end the trip. Before heading back to the harbour we visited the Island's and were lucky enough to see both the Cape Fur seal and a lone African penguin amongst all the seals! The day may have been a little wet but the sightings made up for it with some of the best activity we have had this year...

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