Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
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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
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
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