Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town

Seven gill cow sharks

Seven gilled cow sharks

Looking down at the cow sharks below us

Free diving

cow shark

Nicholas and cow shark

Nicholas and cow shark 1

A little bit of current on this dive

Nicholas looking for miniature sea life

Kelp forests

A particularly brightly coloured starfish

Anemone

Starfish in the kelp

Close up cow shark

I spy a (blurred) nudibranch

A very blurred gas flame nudibranch hidden away from the strong current

Many urchins

Shore entry

Seven Gill Cow Shark

Blues and Makos, Cape Point

Blue shark disappearing into the distance

Blue shark checking out the cage as he swam lazily by

Journey home past the coast

Miller’s Point

Miller’s Point 1

The kelp forests at Miller’s Point

Local fishermen

Mako cruising by

Blues

Blues twisting and turning in the clear water

Love their huge round eyes and nosey nature

Blue trying to follow the bait out of the water

Blue and sunlight

Reflective blue

Possibly the cutest blue shark in the world coming in to say hello

GoPro Blue

Sharks of Seal Island

Shark at the bait

Iris the 4.1m female, such a gentle soul

Iris cruising slowly past us

Iris turning by the boat

Iris close up

Iris in the sunshine

Mango

Zamalek the 3.7m males in his playful mood. This shark loves playing with our carpet decoy seal when he’s feeling lively

Two sharks! Zamalek and an unkown shark

Scarlett

Scarlett the 3.8m female that we all adore. So named because of a horrific propellor injury to her dorsal fin which has healed beautifully this year

Zamalek with his new tag next to his dorsal fin, thanks to the research boat

The smallest hammerhead shark I have ever seen! 1m length and absolutely perfect

1m smooth hammerhead

Deux Rossi at the cage

Deux Rossi at the cage 1

Ex-Sat passing by underwater – image courtesy of Nicholas Curzon

Harry! Photo courtesy of Sam

Tiny 1.9m white shark

Tiny 1.9m white shark behind the bait

Cape Kelp Gulls getting a free meal after a predation event on a seal

Underwater mouth – Photo courtesy of Jimi Partington

Bella stealing our carpet decoy seal

Away Bella goes with the decoy seal

Bella about to dive with the decoy seal for a second time

Leaping shark – photo courtesy of Kimberley Sluggett

Broadreach Students 11.06.13

Crew and Zach June 2013

The office

Dexu Rossi – our most famous shark at Seal Island. A beautiful 3.5m female.

Freckle the 2.4m female shark. So named for the distinctive spot on this shark’s side

Great White Shark Trail team 2013

Seal Island

Bryde’s Whale

Sunrise at sea

Sunrise 1

Sunrise 2

Sunrise over Simons Town

Light on the boat as we head out to Seal Island

Sunrise 3

Some balloons we found in the ocean and took home to dispose of them properly

Simons Town

Simons Town 2

A biofouled pinger tag we managed to remove from a white shark at our boat – thankfully the shark’s wounds from the tag cutting into it will heal quickly

Stormy day at the island

Beautiful sunrise over Seal Island

Simons Town lighthouse at dawn

Simons Town lighthouse

Approaching Seal Island

The ‘launch pad’, where Cap Fur seals gather before heading out to sea to feed

Wispy sunrise

Keen photographers waiting for the perfect shot

Gregory the gannet stealing our bait. Love that bird!

Crayfish larvae

Crayfish larvae 1

Me hugging the soft microphone whilst Discovery Channel were on our boat filiming for Shark Week 2014 – an important job!

Jimi

Raymond the huge 2m Short Tailed Devil Ray checking out our bait

Microphone love

At Seal Island

Sunfish near Simons Town

Owen looking for dolphins

Me

Happy days at sea in my orange waterproofs

Seal Island – home to 64,000 Cape Fur Seals

Sunrise 4

Sunrise 5

Sunrise 6

Ghost whelk net frame. Sadly these discarded nets and frames can end up tangled around white sharks and cause serious injury as the shark grows with a ring of metal around it

Breaching Southern Right Whale – Jimi Partington

Fish Hoek

Fish Hoek beach

Clear jelly

Kelp

Huge jelly!

Kelp holdfasts were everywhere after a stormy day

Snail paths as they head towards the jellyfish for a meal

Clovelly

Me on one of my first days in South Africa 2013

One of many pretty finds after a storm

Beach huts

Fish Hoek mountainside

Looking back towards Clovelly. Such a peaceful scene

Cape Kelp Gull

Jager’s Walk Fish Hoek – awesome sunbathing spot

A reminder to be cautious of the sharks in these waters

Jager’s Walk

Mini red jelly – possibly a Red Bandit

Best sugar packets in the world at the beach cafe

Best sugar packets in the world at the beach cafe

Rainbow over the mountainside

Rainbow on a stormy day

Hello beach

Nothing beats walking bare foot on the sand