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We did not just see lots of White sharks today but also a Southern Right whale close to the boat…

The first trip of the day started off well with sharks arriving 10 minutes after anchoring in the Geldsteen…

Joining us on the boat today were Simone Rizzuto and Georgia French, two PhD students collaborating to collect biopsy samples from the Great White sharks which they need for their research…

Today we launched from Gansbaai harbor and we spotted not just sharks but also penguins, seals and a few Southern Right whales. Looks like more and more whales keep moving back in to the area…

What a lovely end to the month, we had some fantastic conditions today out on the water with the seas flat and th sun shining. What could make the day any better you may ask…

The third shark was also an interesting shark as it had a satellite tag on the dorsal fin. It turned out to be Helen Suzman a shark tagged by Ocearch back in 2012. She was tagged in Mossel Bay but we have only started seeing her in Gansbaai this year… 

The difference a day can make is astounding! The swell and wind had increased today but so had the number of sharks and the activity…

The sharks seem to be playing hide and seek, fortunately we have been able to find them every day!! Clear visibility around the island makes the views from inside the cage even better…

Two days off the water and we were ready to get straight back out and see some sharks however it appeared the sharks had other plans…

Our days out on the water are full of surprises but no one was expecting the MASSIVE surprise we got on the 12th of May. A female Great White, bigger than our cage in length and girth, got the whole boat excited…

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