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Shark cage diving trip 28/02/07
Hi there everyone! Hope that you enjoyed your Great white shark excursion with
Marine dynamics. A few photos from your shark trip along with a list of water
conditions and factors influencing your sightings plus sharks stats.
Date: 28/02/07
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 18 C
Water visibility: 4-5m
Sea condition: Flat
Cloud coverage: 10-20%
Wind speed: 5kts
Wind direction: W
Current direction: E
Water depth: 12.9m
Bait type: Skip jack Tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 11:30 am
Number of sharks sighted: 12
Respective individual lengths: 3.0m, 2.0m, 2.0m, 3.2m, 2.5m, 3.0m, 2.5m, 3.0m,
2.0m, 3.6m, 2.0m, 3.0m
Note* After an hour at the island and just a fleeting visit by one shark we
moved inshore to find eleven sharks, very lucky! Shark2 was identified as a male
and shark 12 as a female. shark 10 was our largest individual and very active
around the boat, with interesting pigmentation patch on the dorsal fin and
notches (See photo attached). Water visibility allowed excellent cage viewing,
many thanks to all and hope you all enjoyed, regards.
Photography by Alison Towner, Marine dynamics.
 
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Shark cage diving trip 27/02/07
Hi there everyone! Hope that you enjoyed
your Great white shark excursion with Marine dynamics. Attached to this email is
a few photos from your shark trip along with a list of water conditions and
factors influencing your sightings plus sharks stats.
Date: 27/02/07
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 16-17 C
Water visability: 3-4m
Sea condition: moderate-swell
Cloud coverage: 90% morning, 30% afternoon Wind speed: 5kts Wind direction: W
turned S Current direction: E Water depth: 12.2m Bait type: Skip jack Tuna,
sardine oil Arrival time: 09:35 am Number of sharks sighted: 6 Respective
individual lengths: 2.5m, 1.5m, 2.0m, 1.5m, 2.5m, 3.2m
Note* First shark was a resight from four years running! The nick on her upper
lobe tail makes her quite unique and the skipper was delighted to recognise her
again this year. Shark5 had also a nick on the tail and some seal scars visable
on the snout, can be seen in photo attatched. In all slow start but we were
rewarded for our patience with larger..more inquisitive sharks turning up in the
afternoon. Visability much clearer than previous trip, indicating the plankton
blooms moved on, in all excellent days viewing! many thanks, regards.
Photography by Alison Towner, Marine dynamics. 
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Shark cage diving trip 26/02/07
Hi there everyone! Hope that you enjoyed your
Great white shark excursion with Marine dynamics. A few photos from your shark
trip along with a list of water conditions and factors influencing your
sightings plus sharks stats.
Date: 26/02/07
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 19 C
Water visibility: 1m
Sea condition: moderate-swell
Cloud coverage: 90%
Wind speed: 10kts
Wind direction: SW turned S
Current direction: NE
Water depth: 16.3m
Bait type: Skip jack Tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:30 am
Number of sharks sighted: 5
Respective individual lengths: 2.0m, 2.5m, 2.5m, 3.0m, 3.5m
Note* Great day, bad visibility due to plankton bloom and warmer influx of
water, however I got some of the best photos yet from the surface (see those
attached). Individual number 4 was identified as male, difficult to see scar
markings on sharks flanks but all were believed to be new sharks and not
re-sights from previous trips. Hope you all enjoyed regards, Alison.
Photography by Alison Towner, Marine dynamics.
 
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Shark cage diving trip 25/02/07
Hi there everyone! Hope that you enjoyed your Great white shark excursion with
Marine dynamics. A few photos from your shark trip along with a list of water
conditions and factors influencing your sightings plus sharks stats.
Date: 25/02/07
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 19 C
Water visibility: 2.0m
Sea condition: moderate-choppy
Cloud coverage: 40%
Wind speed: 8kts
Wind direction: NW turned W
Current direction: E
Water depth: 14.0m
Bait type: Skip jack Tuna, sardine oil
Arrival time: 09:50 am
Number of sharks sighted: 1
Respective individual lengths: 3.5m
Note* With great white sharks its definitely quality not quantity! We were so
lucky to have a nice sized shark stay with us for the whole trip allowing all
divers to get into the cage and have a view! Our shark was identified as a male,
with a distinctive patch above his right eye and a scar down his right flank.
Very relaxed individual, made a few passes at the bait and came up close to the
cage regularly whilst circling the boat. Visibility wasn't great so that helped!
Hope you all enjoyed the trip up to dyer island also, very lucky as our shark
arrived five minutes after we did at Joubertsdam so not too much of a wait. Many
thanks to all, regards.
 
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