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Daily Blog 06 July 2018 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai
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06/07/2018
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.2’C + 14.8’C
Depth: 9.9 m + 7.9
Visibility: 0.5 m + 1.5 m
White Sharks Seen: 2 + 3
Conditions: A gorgeous day with minimal swell and a very light breeze.
With the sun shining, Slashfin launched from Kleinbaai harbour with one thing on our mind: sharks! We had a small wait, about 45 minutes, before we had a familiar dorsal fin approaching. It was the 3 meter male we’ve been seeing around that I call Clampo due to the scars on his dorsal fin that resemble the same scars that a female nicknamed Clampy has on her dorsal fin. He was cautious today, approaching slowly beneath the seal decoy. He left quickly when the large female we saw the other day snuck up from below. She’s a stunning shark at 4.3 meters long. She displayed the same behaviour as Clampo, surfacing from the deep, and trying to sneak up on our bait and decoy handlers. We also had a short-tailed stingray come to visit, investigating the seal decoy. With the trip coming to an end, the big female came by for a few more passes, as if to say goodbye to our divers.
Our second trip launched after midday, hopeful that the sharks would still be around for us. We didn’t have to wait long, with Clampo coming by the boat. He stayed quite deep and was difficult for a few people to see, but he made up for it later. Our divers waited patiently for him or another shark to approach, and eventually their patience paid off! A juvenile male white shark, approximately 2.6 meters long, came by to steal the show. He came incredibly close to the cage, even touching it at some points. He disappeared for a while, and a short-tailed stingray surfaced in front of the cage. It swam around a bit, then left and we soon knew why. Our large female from the first trip was spotted at the back of the boat. She swam under it but unfortunately never surfaced in front of the cage. Our juvenile male made up for this by coming close and giving everyone a great view. It was a fin-tastic way to end a beautiful day at sea!
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