Marine Dynamics Blog

An early morning launch from Gansbaai harbor today as the tide was too low for Slashfin to launch from Kleinbaai harbor. This provided us with the opportunity to have a closer look at danger point and at some bird species we spot frequently in this area. Flying along for a bit was a Cape Gannet, recognizable by its golden head and blue eyes, a beautiful bird...

The morning trip today was for the Primo research team, a group of professors and students looking to further explore White Shark behaviour. The sharks showed up quickly...

An early morning start today for a group of Italian researchers and students. They are joining us to have a closer look at the behavior of the white shark. They have been doing once a year for the last ten so it was nice to welcome them back for their second year with us. 

The fog that has plagued us for the last 2 days was still around this morning, casting itself across the coast line and shrouding everything it touched behind a wall of white...

As we woke up this morning we could hear the mist horn indicating that we would have to deal with it the whole day as there was very little wind...

What a beautiful day to spend it out on the water in the fresh air. The first trip of the day started off well with sharks arriving soon after we re-anchored in the shallows...