With the turn of the season into spring, divers have thoroughly enjoyed the start of the hammerhead shark season.
Shoaling hammerhead sharks, sometimes more than a 100, were seen on dives last week, which started off the hammerhead shark season with a bang.
If this was not enough, ragged-tooth sharks were encountered during the dives last week and, with oceanic blacktip sharks popping in and out, divers were always entertained. A dusky shark was also encountered on one of the dives. The odd friendly potato bass also popped in to say ‘hi’.
With lots of reef fish around and even some nudibranchs, the reef was worth looking at.
Humpback whales have been seen daily on the way to and from the dive site. There was a stunning encounter with two humpback whales at 30 metres on the Southern Pinnacles just over a week ago.
It was a mind-blowing dive. The visibility has been averaging about 15 metres, but there has been a lot of plankton in the water, which made it look a bit milky.
The water temperature had been around 21 degrees Celsius with barely a current.
With conditions looking great for the weekend ahead, it is time to dust off that scuba gear and get back in the water.
Aqua Planet Dive Centre and Charter dives Protea Banks daily, weather permitting.
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