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Daily Blog 31 December 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Daily Blog 31 December 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

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Daily Blog 31 December 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Water temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Moderate

Location: Joubertsdam

Sightings: Copper Sharks, Short-Tail Stingray & Cape Fur Seal

A sunrise start to the last day of 2019, Slashfin was the first out on anchor to enjoy the morning.

A Short-tail stingray wowed our guests for mush of the trip.

A golden trip by those golden sharks of Gansbaai, the Bronze whalers.

A small Cape Fur seal chasing its breakfast on the surface.

One of our awesome shark encounters of the first trip.

A big thank you to this mornings first group of shark cage divers, we hope you enjoyed your experience.

Getting to know the copper sharks!

A cheeky cape fur seal chasing the mullet around the boat!

Some super activity from the copper sharks this morning!

Our divers in the water getting nice and close to these awesome sharks!

Everyone shout shaaaaaark!

A great view from the boat and an even better view from the cage as shark approached with jaws open.

Surface breaks always make for great viewing.

Smile! You've just had a successful shark cage dive.

Deep cruiser!

A Humpback dolphin was a nice addition sighting towards the end of our trip.

An all round jawsome trip and group of guests.

Jaw snap splash.

It's shark time!

Sharky shadow.

This fintastic family group spent their afternoon out on sea with us.

This copper shark is missing a dorsal fin but it doesn't seem to have affected it too much!

Our guests getting super close to the sharks today!

Sunshine and plenty of sharks!

A pair of very happy and excited divers!

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!

To book your shark cage diving trip, contact Marine Dynamics.

Daily Blog 31 December 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Marine Dynamics Shark Tours

Marine Dynamics Shark Tours is an award-winning ecotourism and marine company in Gansbaai, South Africa. Dedicated to delivering outstanding marine experiences while preserving the environment, Marine Dynamics Shark Tours specialises in thrilling shark cage diving and Marine Big 5 tours. Marine Dyna...

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