Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 08 January
Written by January 8 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 08 January 2023:
Dream Catcher launched bright and early this morning for her one trip with the sun shining and a slight easterly wind blowing through the bay. The tour started with the boat making its way along the coast and keeping an eye out inshore for any marine wildlife before moving into the Shallows where the shark cage diving takes place. Here the tour met one of the boats and the group was able to view the Bronze whaler shark. The boat then moved further out through the edge of the bay quickly stopping to have a look at the extensive kelp forest before heading into deeper waters to see if any dolphins or whales happened to be in the area for the day and were lucky to encounter two separate Bryde’s whales. The Cape fur seals of Geyser Rock were seen in abundance as they sun-bathed on the island and cooled off in the water of the alley and a number of African Penguins were seen on Dyer Island. The tour then took to the deeper western edge of the bay towards Danger Point before making our way back to the harbour.
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What species did we see today?
Bronze Whaler Shark Bronze Whaler Shark
The Bronze whaler (also known as Copper sharks) here in Kleinbaai are very curious and interactive. These sharks eat mostly fish, with sardines being one of their favourites.
Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant
One of the most famous species of Cormorant in the Western Cape, the Cape Cormorant is well known for it's beautiful turquoise eye and impressive size.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
