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A Day on the Bay: Sharing the seals

Date: 29 January 2013

Duiker Island in Hout Bay
Duiker Island in Hout Bay

Duiker Island in Hout Bay, with its population of Cape fur seals, is a popular scuba diving and snorkeling site during the summer months. These photos were taken on a beautiful day in January. I had a group of divers on the boat…

Divers in the water
Divers in the water
Excellent visibility
Excellent visibility

… and was sharing the water with the Shark Explorers boat. Morne from Shark Explorers swam past a few times with his very impressive camera rig.

The visibility was wonderful, as the southeaster had pushed the dirty surface water offshore and allowed it to be replaced with clean, clear deep sea water.

A seal thermoregulates on the surface
A seal thermoregulates on the surface

On days like this (and most other days) I love my job!

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Tony

Scuba diver, teacher, gadget man, racing driver, boat skipper, photographer, and collector of stray animals