Continued right whale sightings, 08 September 2019

The ocean and weather are still perfect here in the Dyer Island ecosystem, so today we could enjoy another fabulous day out on the water. Just like yesterday the water was very clear and calm, with almost no ripples on the surface. The marine life was also amazing, with whales, seals, penguins and sharks encountered on both our tours today. Both times we went out we found a mother and juvenile pair of Southern right whales. In the morning they were fairly active, with some breaching behaviour from the young one seen from a distance as we were approaching. On the second trip the whales were very calm, lying at the surface almost motionless as they were resting. In contrast, the Cape fur seals very active today, as we could see a lot of them swimming around Geyser rock, leaping out and even playing with pieces of kelp in the water. The penguins on Dyer Island were seen on both trips, and on the first trip we even saw a raft of up to 10 penguins in the water. We also got to see a recently tagged great white shark named Waddle that our biologists on our sister company’s shark cage diving boat were tracking. Later in the day when we returned to the shallows we also got to see a couple of Bronze whaler sharks. We hope this fantastic weather and sightings continue.

The ocean and weather are still perfect here in the Dyer Island ecosystem, so today we could enjoy another fabulous day out on the water. Just like yesterday the water was very clear and calm, with almost no ripples on the surface. The marine life was also amazing, with whales, seals, penguins and sharks encountered on both our tours today. Both times we went out we found a mother and juvenile pair of Southern right whales. In the morning they were fairly active, with some breaching behaviour from the young one seen from a distance as we were approaching. On the second trip the whales were very calm, lying at the surface almost motionless as they were resting. In contrast, the Cape fur seals very active today, as we could see a lot of them swimming around Geyser rock, leaping out and even playing with pieces of kelp in the water. The penguins on Dyer Island were seen on both trips, and on the first trip we even saw a raft of up to 10 penguins in the water. We also got to see a recently tagged great white shark named Waddle that our biologists on our sister company’s shark cage diving boat were tracking. Later in the day when we returned to the shallows we also got to see a couple of Bronze whaler sharks. We hope this fantastic weather and sightings continue.