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Can’t believe the dives we’ve had today!!! Absolutely mind blowing!!!

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6 November 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15m+Sea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles – THE ARCH: Well firstly, we had a Humpback Whale on the boat ride out and then a huge school of Dolphins guide us to our drop site as we rolled in – GREAT START!!! Dropped in on…

We got caught in a ball of HUNDREDS of Hammerhead sharks, to the point where we couldn’t see each other anymore! WOW!!!!

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5 November 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15m+Sea Temp: 21 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles – THE ARCH: Whew, where to start! Got to THE ARCH where there was a huge shoal of Kingfish. Mid water the sharks started pulling in and we had 20+ Dusky sharks that popped in and out…

Great diving all in all. Smiles everywhere!!!

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3 November 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 22 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: Had a Humpback Whale just north of our drop sight just before entry – lovely start! And that was just the beginning! Dropped in on loads of game and reef fish. Drifted over Sand Shark Gully, and saw…

3 sets of shoaling Hammerhead sharks – INCREDIBLE.

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2 November 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles: Dropped on 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark and then we had several sightings of Oceanic Blacktip sharks. 3 sets of shoaling Hammerhead sharks – INCREDIBLE.  1 friendly Potato Bass.  Lots of reef fish. A FANTASTIC DIVE!!!!

Beautiful dive for a rainy Sunday!

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28 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles – THE ARCH: Saw 1 Bull (Zambezi) shark and 2 MASSIVE Round Ribbontail Rays!!! Mid water we had 1 Remora stick with us for about 20 minutes along with 1 Oceanic Blacktip shark that came in for a visit. A wonderful…

Mid water 5 different Oceanic Blacktip sharks, popping in and out …

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27 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 15mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles – THE ARCH: Started off with a Hammerhead shark on the surface on the way out, coupled with 3 Humpback Whales. Saw a Potato Bass and a couple of reef fish. Mid water we glimpsed about 50+ shoaling Hammerhead sharks!!!! Mid…

1 Huge Brindle Bass ‘guarding’ THE ARCH.

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20 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Northern Pinnacles: AWESOMENESS … dropped in on about 10 Dolphins!!! Found lots of Ragged-tooth shark teeth in the second cave. Also a few Nudibranchs in the second cave. 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks in mid water and 5 Oceanic Blacktip…

Loads of ‘jellies’ to make the safety stop more interesting.

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19 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: strongViz: 15mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius DIVE 1 – Southern Pinnacles: A bit of a crazy dive with the ‘Protea Express’, but still managed to spot some beautiful reef fish and plenty of Redfang Trigger fish on the bottom. Mid water, also managed to spot 2 Scalloped Hammerhead sharks!!!…

Saw so many Crayfish hiding in the reef …

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17 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mediumViz: 10mSea Temp: 20 degrees Celsius Southern Pinnacles: Loads of Redfang Trigger fish and reef fish milling around the pinnacles. Had a very playful Potato Bass who chilled with us for a while. Also saw so many Crayfish hiding in the reef.

30+ Ragged-tooth sharks around the caves and along the bottom

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14 October 2012 | PROTEA BANKS Current: mildViz: 10mSea Temp: 19 degrees Celsius Northern Pinnacles: Dropped into the first cave, 30+ Ragged-tooth sharks around the caves and along the bottom. Lots of reef fish and Nudibranchs. Also found an overhang where 2 Potato Bass were lingering. Lovely to see the reef lit up in colour! Not…

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As our reef dive is a deep dive, and Advanced Certification is Required. These are the following rates for dives on Protea Banks.

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