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Let’s Talk About it – Great White Shark Trivia

“Shark”… Few words have as much attention grabbing power. Add “Great White” to that and you will command a room. Many wait an entire lifetime to see a Great White Shark, but few want to meet one, thanks to Hollywood’s unrealistic and deceitful portrayal of the Great White, in its pursuit of fame and fortune, no image induces as much fear or signifies “death” in the water, as much as a dorsal fin! How much do you really know about The Great White Shark? Truthfully, how much does anyone really know about this fascinating creature? Well, I have decided to [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-10-10T16:18:15+00:00 October 1st, 2018|Interesting Articles, Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About It…The Ideal Shark Trip

Arrival at the pier at 06h40, on a cool but not uncomfortable morning. The glow of promised sunrise peaking over the mountain tops, and a group of happy, fun and friendly guests joining you on The Blue Pointer. Everyone on time, disclaimers signed, briefing given and the trip is underway. Anticipation of the adventure ahead, grows as the island looms closer in the slow rising of the most dramatic sunrise, with reds, oranges and yellows streaking the purple sky. Bioluminescence clearly visible leaving a trail in the wake of the engines, as Simons Town moves further and further away, until [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-08-07T11:06:20+00:00 July 12th, 2018|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Latest Tripadvisor review

Reviewed by Denise N 10 Jul 2018 Fun and Educational The crew are so dedicated and knowledgeable. It was a learning experience as well as an adventure. I felt lucky to have had the opportunity to see even just one great white shark.The crew really does try their best to attract sharks but the sharks have been in low numbers the last couple of seasons so people need to have realistic expectations. They really do try to give everyone the best experience possible given the circumstances on each particular day. Rob, the owner (and he personally skippered all 3 trips [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-08-07T11:08:16+00:00 July 12th, 2018|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About It – The Importance Of The Marine Eco-System. Part Two

Taking this further, let’s look at the Shark, and specifically the Great White Shark. Being the Apex Predator, the removal of this creature will cause a top down effect on organisms that are lower on the food chain. For instance, it has been seen in some parts of the ocean where the population of the main predator has been reduced, resulting in the main prey then increasing and eventually eating themselves out of their food source! This then changes the entire ecology of the area. Logically, should the White Shark become extinct, it’s main food source, being seal, sea lion [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-07-04T06:28:40+00:00 July 1st, 2018|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About It – The Importance Of The Marine Eco-System. Part One

Despite the importance of the biological diversity in the world’s oceans, and the well balanced community of species, with the over fishing, illegal fishing and poaching of the oceans resources as well as climate changes and the steady destruction of marine habitats, the Marine eco-systems are becoming increasingly unstable. Every eco-system plays a vital role; one of the most important functions of the marine eco-systems is the production of biomass from sunlight and nutrients, which represents the basic food course for all marine life, and so ultimately human also. Around half of the worlds’ primary productivity is achieved by microscopically [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-02-05T20:52:15+00:00 October 18th, 2017|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Aaishah Miller – Job Shadowing with African Shark Eco-Charters

Aaishah Miller – Job Shadowing with African Shark Eco-Charters Hi my name is Aaishah Miller, I am 16 years old and currently job shadowing at ASEC. On the 29th June I went on my first shark trip. The boat trip to seal island alone was really amazing, just watching all the buildings disappear as the boat continued to move forward. Along the way to seal island I saw dolphins swimming along with the boat, which was really amazing since I had never seen a dolphin before ,besides on tv and in books. We finally arrived at seal island and unfortunately [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2017-11-08T04:40:38+00:00 October 18th, 2017|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About It – The Seven-Gill Cow Shark

I decided to talk about the Sevengill Cow Shark this week, because against all that is “normal” we have been visited by these pre-historic looking, gentle sharks at Seal Island lately in the absence of our glorious Great Whites. Not to say that it hasn’t been wonderful, it’s just been different, as Cow Sharks tend to spend most of their time in deeper waters and kelp forests, only coming into shallower waters, it is believed, to breed. This is a cow shark...............................That is not a cow shark They [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-10-10T16:47:20+00:00 September 6th, 2017|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About It…The Pacific Sleeper Shark

The Pacific Sleeper Shark is of the Somniosidae family of shark, which include the giant Greenland Shark. Commonly called “Sleeper Sharks” due to their slow swimming and non-aggressive natures, these sharks have a familiarly look. The Pacific Sleeper Shark is the smallest of the family group, reaching an average size of 3.5 meters (12 feet) while it’s other family members can and do grown well beyond that 7 meters (23 feet) in length! They boast a rounded snout and grey-black skin which is rough to the touch, they have an almost torpedo shape body with low dorsal fins. Being deep [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2018-03-09T07:40:43+00:00 May 29th, 2017|Interesting Articles, Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Let’s Talk About Shark Cage Diving with ASEC

Let’s Talk About Shark Cage Diving with ASEC BE A PART OF THE GREAT WHITE SHARK “ULTIMATE AIRJAWS” EXPERIENCE AND JOIN US ON ONE OF OUR COMBINATION TRIPS OUT OF FALSE BAY – SIMONS TOWN Book the ultimate in adventure experiences with a combination Great White Shark breaching, viewing and cage dive trip out of Simons Town, which is a mere 45 mins drive from the centre of Cape Town. Take the Great White Shark cage dive to another level with scuba, no experience necessary as we make use of the Hookah method, but a rudimentary understanding and swimming ability [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2017-04-04T14:35:07+00:00 February 17th, 2017|Tour Happening's|Comments Off

Natural predations witnessed while shark cage diving
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Natural predations witnessed while shark cage diving

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Natural predations witnessed while shark cage diving

Natural predations witnessed while shark cage diving On many of our shark cage diving trips, we get to witness the rare and phenomenal natural predation events that Seal Island, False Bay has to offer. Predation is one of the most fundamental interactions in nature and one of the most fascinating interactions to observe, but predation is rarely observed in the wild. Seal Island, in False Bay, South Africa, provides unique opportunities to observe natural predation by Great White Sharks on Cape Fur Seals, and to observe social interactions among both species. Breaching is one of the hunting techniques that great [...]

By Rob Lawrence| 2017-01-13T09:28:39+00:00 January 13th, 2017|Tour Happening's|Comments Off