Sharkwatch SA Blog

Guest comments: 

"Absolutely stunning. Great to see such beautiful creatures up close!" - Charlie

"Shaun the shark made our trip AMAZING!" - Ron + Jennifer

"Was amazing. Staff were friendly and helpful. Thank you!" - Victoria

14/07/2019

Sightings:  Great White Sharks and Bronze whalers

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Poor

A wild Sunday out on sea to end the week with three successful trips all seeing the Great White shark, a perfect way to celebrate shark awareness day The days conditions saw some up and down conditions as the winds blew through the area but our guests braved the Atlantic in the hopes of catching some glimpses of the magnificent creatures that are sharks. The first trip saw the sharks arrive as our guests were suiting up as the 3.3m male known to us as Shaun came cruising into view. This male is currently the longest standing shark in the area that we have been seeing, as of the start of June this male has been a frequent visitor to the boat trips and we are always happy to introduce him to our guests. We continued on with a brief encounter with a flighty and fast-paced female juvenile White shark, a larger female estimated at 3.8m and the last shark a whopping 4.5m female that we know as Clampy.

The second trip of the day experienced the same quick wait for the first sighting to be had as the juvenile from the previous trip and Shaun made their presence known from the get go. Things then went quite for a while, a perfect time for the Bronze whalers to take the chance to approach the surface and give us some beautiful views of this golden shark. Towards the end of the trip Shaun came back giving our guests in the water and those on board some spectacular views with close passes and surface breaks whilst a new individual for the day was documented, the female juvenile with a large bite scar to her head being seen briefly at the end of the trip.

Slashfin launched one last time, finishing off the day with a bang. The small female juvenile with a bite scar on her head was the first to arrive but unfortunately did not stick around for long. Shaun and Clampy reappeared for the afternoon to give our guests some fantastic view with some close passes by the cage and boat. The Bronze whalers also returned this afternoon, making for two different shark species to be encounter throughout the trip.














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