Marine Dynamics Blog

Wet, wet and wet! We did have quite a bit of rain falling down from the heavens today on both of our trips. It at least counts in our favour in having one of the biggest boats in the industry. This allows us to keep our clients safe and dry in less favourable conditions, unfortunately everyday cannot be sunny! Nevertheless the sharks were still doing what they do best. Everyone was very happy with the shark sightings even though we did have some people feeling a bit green at times. On our first trip we had a young English rugby team join us. They were eagerly waiting to see whether these sharks were really bigger than Bakkies Botha or Os du Rant, and yes they were! Our second group had as much to look forward to and were lucky enough to have two more sharks than the previous group. We have been seeing the same two tagged sharks over the past few days and also the same larger sharks! Thanks sharkies...

What a day! We had two very successful trips today even though it was a bit chilly on the water yet again! Our first trip not only offered amazing shark sightings but bird sightings as well! We spotted a large Shy albatross on the horizon soaring through the sky in majestic fashion. Shortly afterwards we were lucky enough to spot a giant petrel as well. We had some people suffering from ‘motion distress’ on both our trips today, but I’m very happy that everyone had a great time nonetheless.  Our second trip played host to her majesty’s navy boys and their family members. A really fun loving bunch of guys. We had two satellite tagged sharks sightings on both trips and both “Betty” and “Nemo” made an appearance. In true impressive fashion the sharks were putting on a phenomenal aerial display with their energetic leaps after our decoy! It was great to see...

Today we truly had 4 seasons in one day and what a day it was, packed full of entertainment and adventure. I only now realised that today was Friday the 13th and I am happy that ‘JASON’ was nowhere to be seen! As we were leaving the harbour we had some cold conditions and icy winds followed by a very brief hail storm hahaha, that really made things interesting. After the hail we were pleasantly surprised by the sunny conditions timed to perfection to start our dive. The sharks were very active and kept making passes by the cage, giving everyone a great view. Mr Ward who was joining us for the third straight day on the boat told me that he was happy with all of the trips and I believe he had enough pictures and memories to last him a lifetime. Take care Garry! The sharks remain amazing, but winter has definitely arrived. Please do remember to pack warm clothes, for after your dive! Great day...

Once again we encountered some swelly conditions when making our way out towards Shark Alley, but fortunately the channel provided us the perfect venue for our shark cage diving. We had zero waiting time and our very first shark was the biggest one of the day, a behemoth 4.3 meter individual. It made several passes in the beginning and returned again later for a second and third look at the cage! The seals on Geyser Rock were being particularly noisy today. It would seem that they were not being very appreciative of the fact that we were getting along so well with their enemy! All and all it was a fantastic trip; it was unfortunate that our first group of clients did not get to see the massive pod of bottlenose dolphins which we sighted on our second trip! Sorry guys, this at least gives you an excuse to come visit us again! See you soon...

Today was the first time that we were able to go out to sea in the past few days, on account of a bad weather front moving past! We had some wet and windy days, but I am happy to report that the sun was out in full force once again. It definitely was not a flat sea day, but our boat was purposely built for conditions like today and even though we were the only boat on the water, we had an amazing time! Upon our arrival in Shark Alley, Zane was the first one to spot a shark just off the bow of the boat. As soon as the cage was tide onto the boat we started to put our first divers into the water. Our third shark was massive at around 4.3 meters in length; it was unfortunate that this shark did not stick around though! We also had “Nemo” pay as a visit, he looks very well considering he is missing his right pectoral fin as well as the top of his dorsal! Just to put the final cherry on the trip, we hosted a very brief foam party which you can see in the photos. All in a day at Marine Dynamics! We go above and beyond to keep you happy :)...

Our research team spent the whole day of yesterday out at sea, in order to find “Slash Fin” and possibly tag him! That’s why I find it very ironic that our 7th shark to arrive at the boat today, after 45 minutes, was none other than the shark himself! It was great that this shark made several passes by the cage on three separate occasions and not just once off like usual. We also had two other sharks that were over the 4 meter mark; really big sharks today! The smaller sharks arrived later on in the trip, of which the smallest one was around 2.9 meters. The guys from Denmark came up with the expression “SICK”, which seemed to become the phrase of the day for every shark sighting! Nice one guys, hilarious trip...