We had a great day spent at Dassen Island, 100km north of Cape Town on the west coast and 10km Offshore.
We jumped in with a pod of Dusky dolphins half way to the island. The vis was a shocking 1m but we still had dolphins between our legs. We went greeted with great 12m vis around the island and it didn’t take us long to get in and hunt for a hottentot. We found 4 pyjama sharks in huise baai, but they didn’t stick around. On a SCUBA dive on the south corner of the island Falk and myself watched 3 houndsharks (Mustilis mustilis) interacting. It appeared to be one large female being trailed by 2 small males. Crayfish were in every crevice, I cant wait for the season to open. Later on whilst searching for big hottentot I had a pair of yellowtail swim up to me. One swam away and the other was just eaten for supper.
A great day on the sea.
Read what Morten wrote about the day here
First a short clip of the dusky dolphins we encountered and then a few images from the day……
Morten on the inside edge of Dassen Island
Dassen Island in glassy, flat conditions
Hagfish coming in to eat a pilchard
Pelicans on the Island, watch out penguins and cormerants
Hottentot in kelp forest
