31 March 2017 | PROTEA BANKS
Current: medium
Viz: 5 – 10m top, 15m bottom
Sea Temp: 24 degrees Celsius top, 18 degrees Celsius bottom
DIVE 1 – Baited Shark Dive: We had Shark action straight away. Started off with 3 Oceanic Blacktip Sharks and more joined in. In total we had about 15 Oceanic Blacktip Sharks and 2 Zambezi (Bull) Sharks all on the drum. We also had 2 Round Ribbontail Rays coming up from the bottom for a quick look then back to the reef.
DIVE 2 – Southern Pinnacle: On our way down to the reef we had a Round Ribbontail Ray shooting up to check us out then back to the reef. On the reef we had at least 15 Round Ribbontail Rays, 5 Potato Bass and a Brindle Bass. We also had a beautiful Honeycomb Moray Eel and 2 Oceanic Blacktip Sharks popping in and out. Mid water we had 3 Oceanic Blacktip Sharks and another 3 Round Ribbontail Rays come up from the reef.