Guest comment: “Great opportunity to see these beautiful creatures so close + in their natural environment!” – Karolina + Anthony
“Was a joy to be part of this experience, thank you!” Dalia + Ahmad
“Amazing! Loved seeing the sharks above and under the water” – CSB/SJU college students
04/04/2014
Location:Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 18.6’C
Depth: 9.5m
Visibility: 0.5m
Number of Sharks: 5+11
Conditions: Windy
Today started off on the slower side with just over an hour’s wait time before the arrival of our first shark. The first shark of the day was a female we easily recognize based on a distinctive notch right at the top of the dorsal fin, she was the only shark circling us for some time but she was providing the divers with continuous up close and personal encounters! We were all happy to have little “Ninja” join us towards the end of the first trip giving a few nice half-breaches before going on her way. The second trip brought quite a few large visitors, including a 4.1m female shark sporting an acoustic tag just under her dorsal fin, she’s believed to be a shark known as “Lori”, who was tagged in the area by our research team back in 2010. The whole crew on board today were thrilled to see the return of “Malcolm X” a 3.7m female last seen this time last year. She got her name due to a very characteristic scar in the shape of an X on her right hand side, combining that with a prominent bite out of her right pectoral fin makes her an easily recognisable shark! “Malcolm X” came back with her active personality, coming up with speed for the both the decoy and bait line. It’s always exciting to see the return of sharks we know, especially those with feisty personalities…
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
