SharkPark teams host VIP's and Shark Route teams wait for Chokka spawning conditions to improve:

The teams at Shark Park have had a great time with some VIP clients. See the report at http://sharkparksa.blogspot.com/ . The SharkRoute teams are battling with poor conditions for the Chokka Squid spawning event in the eastern Cape. Hopefully things will improve and the teams will make some headway. At the close of season things were looking very good but the subsequent weather has put paid to a bumper diving season so far.

Blue Wilderness team in Europe and the U.K. - like fish out of water!

The Blue Wilderness team of Mark and Gail Addison were hosted by Steven van de Voorde and his amazing team from Wild Water in Belgium last week. Steve and his wife, Elke, were amazing and made the trip an incredible experience for us. The talk at the Aquatopia Aquarium in Antwerp was a highlight but many of the sites Steve and his team took us to were incredible - Belgium rocks. Special thanks to other members of Steve's team - Francois and Bert among others - for making this a truly memorable trip and a great experience.

After a brief cup of coffee with legendary freediver Fred Buyle at the Brussels airport we were off to the Birmingham Dive Show. The show organisers, Diver Magazine, did an absolutely amazing job and the show was a huge success. I spoke to exhibitors and visitors alike and everyone was impressed and the vibe was incredible.

The highlight of the trip was undoubtedly the speech by living legend Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd. The Captain delivered another inspirational and passionate speech which galvanised the audience into action and hopefully this man's valuable work will continue apace - there is no doubt the oceans and its inhabitants need him to succeed.

The Shark Park teams celebrate Billy Bates' birthday with the Blacktip Pack:

The team at Shark Park have had some good diving despite the windy conditions experienced at this time of year. The team went out on Saturday to celebrate Billy Bates' birthday for more on this see http://sharkparksa.blogspot.com

KZN Sharksboard continue the killing as Sardines make their way back south

The KZN Sharksboard killed two Great White Sharks in two days last week as the sardines made a welcome return to the KZN coast on their way back south.

The two white sharks (4.4m and 2.8m respectively) were killed by KZN Sharksboard fishing gear at Zinkwazi beach. A needless slaughter of this critically endangered species.

Shark Park has some good weather and good sharks

The team at Shark Park have been busy and have had some good diving. The weather is certainly better than at the same time last year. To see what the team have been up to see http://sharkparksa.blogspot.com .

Shark Route teams back from Sardine Run 2009

The Blue Wilderness Shark Route teams on Sardine Run 2009 are back at Shark Park. The teams had a tough year trying to find and follow the sardines. The biomass is clearly down and thus only small pockets of sardines showed along the East Coast and although this was dissappointing from a general point of view the experiences were intense and the predation on the small pockets of sardines incredible.

Shark Route teams on Sardine Run 2009 meet the whales!

The team from Blue Wilderness had a great day with the Brydes whales on Sardine Run 2009. The "Goodwill Camera" captured the action!

Shark Route teams have a ballistic sardine day!

The teams on Blue Wilderness's Sardine Run 2009 had an incredible day yesterday with phenomenal baitball action. The baitballs were being smashed by dolphin, seals, sharks and up to five Bryde's whales at one time. The visibility was between three and five metres but the action more than made up for this.

The wind has hit us this morning and it looks like a day to get cameras ready for the action to come.

Shark Route teams host Carte Blanche team at Sardine Run 2009:

The team on Sardine Run 2009 had the privilege of hosting the Carte Blanche team headed by Derek Watts this past week. The team managed to get some great footage and hopefully this will contribute to a quality piece for the multi-award winning Carte Blanche team.

The activity has been slow for the past two days and we are all still waiting for the push by the bigger shoals of sardines through the Hamburg area. Despite a flurry of very small mixed shoals of sardines and red eye in the north eastern Transkei area from Port St. Johns to Mtentu for a day things have yet again gone very quiet along the entire north eastern Transkei coast. At the very least this fits the pattern of 2004 when the sardines only got there on the 24th June.

As we sit at the gateway to the Sardine Run out of East London we are certainly hoping for some major action soon!

Sardine Run 2009 hots up after a few quiet days!

The team on Shark Route have had good sardine action today after a few quiets days. The big action still appears to be to the west of East London. Mark Van Coller took these great pictures.