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Great White Shark cage diving trip 31/03/2007

Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 31-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Calm
Water Temperature: 12C
Wind direction: NW
Current direction: SE
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 6m
Cloud coverage: 100%
Water depth: 10.1m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 13:20
No of sharks sighted: 6
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 3.0m, 2.5-3.0m, 2.5m, 1.5m, 2.5m.
Note: Individuals 2 and 6 were identified as male sharks and individual 1 was a female. Number 1 and 2 were very curious so worked well around the boat and gave some excellent sightings from both the cage and the boat. Visibility was also very good so all divers entering the cage got a clear look at the sharks. Hope everyone enjoyed the day! Many thanks, regards.


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Great White Shark cage diving trip 30/03/2007

Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 30-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Choppy
Water Temperature: 12C
Wind direction: E
Current direction: W
Wind speed: 10kts
Water visibility: 6m
Cloud coverage: 10%
Water depth: 12.6m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 11:20 am (2nd anchor)
No of sharks sighted: 7
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.3m, 2.5-3.0m, 4.0m, 2.0m, 3.0m, 2.0m.
Note: Excellent sightings for all divers entering the cage or simply watching from the boat! Sharks 3,4 and 5 were identified as males and 1 as a female. Very lucky to see a shark over 4 meters, dwarfing the cage as he swam past. Also a seal joined the divers in the cage for a brief visit! possibly a refuge from a nearby shark?! Great visibility even though water temperature was chilly, hope everybody enjoyed, many thanks to all.


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Great White Shark cage diving trip 29/03/2007

Great White Shark cage diving trip 28/03/2007
Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 29-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Choppy
Water Temperature: 13C
Wind direction: E
Current direction: W
Wind speed: 15kts
Water visibility: 5m
Cloud coverage: 60%
Water depth: 13.5m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 9:55 am
No of sharks sighted: 6
Respective individual lengths: 1.5m, <2.0m, 2.0m, 2.5m, <3.0m, 3.0m

Note: Shark 5 was identified as a female and individual 6 had a big scar on the leading edge of the dorsal fin. Everybody entering the cage had great viewing of the sharks around the boat. Excellent to see the juvenile shark from the 27-03-07 make a reappearance! Even though the conditions were choppy hope everyone enjoyed the trip. Many thanks, regards.

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Great White Shark cage diving trip 28/03/2007

Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 28-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Flat, calm
Water Temperature: 16C
Wind direction: SE
Current direction: NW
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 5m
Cloud coverage: 50%
Water depth: 10.1m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 9:50 am
No of sharks sighted: 6
Respective individual lengths: 2m, 2.2m 2.4m 2.5-3.0m, 2.5-3.0m, 3.2m
Note: Individuals 4, 5 and 6 were identified as male sharks, number 1 as a female. Shark 6 in particular was very big with a curled dorsal fin. Shark 5 had a streamer tag on left hand side of dorsal fin. All divers got a very good view of the sharks as they were all active around the boat. We were also extremely lucky to encounter two large sharks approaching the cage at the same time. Many thanks, regards.


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Great White Shark cage diving trip 27/03/2007


Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 27-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Choppy
Water Temperature: 16C
Wind direction: SE
Current direction: NW
Wind speed: 10kts
Water visibility: 6m
Cloud coverage: 10%
Water depth: 13.8m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 9:30 am
No of sharks sighted: 76
Respective individual lengths: 1.5m (baby), 2m, 2m, 3m, 2m, 2m
Note: Again another great days viewing, especially nice to see such a juvenile shark around the boat (very inquisitive!). Individuals 2, 4, 5 and 6 were all identified as female sharks. Number 3 was identified as a male with a paler grey dorsal colouration. Excellent visibility allowed us to see the sharks circling the boat. We were also very fortunate to be accompanied by a fantastic pod of bottlenose dolphins on the journey back. Many thanks, regards.



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Great White Shark cage diving trip 26/03/2007

Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.

Date: 26-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Very Choppy
Water Temperature: 16C
Wind direction: SW
Current direction: NE
Wind speed: 15kts
Water visibility: 3m
Cloud coverage: 50%
Water depth: 15m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 9:50 am
No of sharks sighted: 8
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.2m, 2.5-3.0m, 2.0m, 2.5m, 2.0m, 2.5m, 3.0m 
 
Note: Very successful shark trip, very lucky to see them so quickly. Despite the rough conditions, excellent cage viewings.. some very close up. Individuals 2,3,7 and 8 were identified as male, and 5 was identified as female. Shark 6 had a scar on the dorsal fin indicating  a satellite tag had been implanted previously. Water temperature was 16 making the cage a little more bearable! Many thanks, regards.

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Great White Shark cage diving trip 25/03/2007



Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 25-03-07
Location: Geldesteen: dyer island
Sea condition: Flat still
Water Temperature: 16C
Wind direction: SE changed s @ 10:15am
Current direction: NW
Wind speed: 5kts
Water visibility: 3m
Cloud coverage: 10%
Water depth: 14.2m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 11:30 am
No of sharks sighted: 7
Respective individual lengths: 2.5m, 3.5m, 2.5m, 2.0m, 3.0m, 3.5m, 2.0m
Note: Excellent day of shark sightings, very lucky to see seven great whites in such a short space of time. Individual one was female and a resight from the beginning of March known as 'scar lip' (see previous web site shots 1-03-07). Shark 2 was identified as a female, along with 6 and 7 number 5 was identified as a male. Visibility decreased inshore however all divers entering the cage got some very close up views of sharks breaching on the bait etc. water temp was back up to 16 degrees, comfortable for this time of year. many thanks to all, regards.

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Great White Shark cage diving trip 24/03/2007

Hi there everyone, hope you all enjoyed your cage diving excursion with marine dynamics. Below is a list of water conditions and stats about the sharks sighted on your trip, along with the best photos of the day.
Date: 24-03-07
Location: Geldesteen
Sea condition: Choppy, swell
Water Temperature: 14.9 C
Wind direction: W
Current direction: E
Wind speed: 15kts
Water visibility: 3m
Cloud coverage: 60%
Water depth: 16.0m
Bait Type: Yellowfin and skip jack tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 10:55 am
No of sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 3.2m, 2.0m, <2.0m, <2.0m, 2.0m.
Note: Very successful day. Individual 1,2 and 5 were all identified as male sharks, number 2 having some prominent scar markings around the snout area. This was possibly due to seal predations in the channel. Water temperature was back up to around 15 degrees, making cage diving more comfortable, and visibility allowed some nice sightings for all dives braving the cage. many thanks to all, regards.



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