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The proximity of False Bay West shore to the Cape Town’s city centre makes whale and dolphin watching a very attractive “Green” option for either boat or land-based

watching. Thanks to the geography of this area, there are many elevated positions from which to watch whales and dolphins at play, the train and restaurants included.

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THE GREAT WHALE TAIL PROJECT

WHALE SIGHTINGS LOG 2013

Muizenberg Junior School accepted the challenge to build this impression of a

Southern Right Whale tail in the school grounds. It will challenge a massive Humpback Whale tail at Tussing Elementary School, Pickerington, Ohio, USA.

CONSTRUCTION POSTPONED –

MORE FUNDING REQUIRED TO WHICH WE NOW

HAVE A SOLUTION. ANNOUNCEMENT SOON.

Scroll down for the most recent sightings/who

spotted what in the False Bay nursery & honeymoon

suite (for reports received from partner destinations

click St Helena Bay & Cape Town Harbour )

Pre - season sightings: 029

Longbeach Mall

Accommodation Link:

The Grosvenor*** Self Catering Simon’s Town

a whale spotting venue of note

Accommodation Link:

Neptune’s Rest**** Self Catering Fish Hoek –

a mountainside whale spotting venue of note

PRE-SEASON SIGHTINGS 2013

DATE

PLACE

ESTIMATED

NUMBER &

SPECIES SPOTTED

SPOTTER/SOURCE

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Sunday 19 May 2013 in the morning

False Bay

1 x Bryde

Simon’s Town Boat Co

028

Tuesday 6 May 2013

off Cape Point

200 x offshore species of common

Bottlenose Dolphin.

20 x False Killer Whales.

A large group of White Chin Petrels.

The left over carcass of a very big Yellowfin Tuna estimated to be in the region of 90kg’s.

Click here to read the full story.

Apex Predators

027

Saturday 4 May 2013

off Boulders Beach

2 x whales

Louise of

African Trax Travel

026

Thursday 2 May 2013 @ 14h01

off Glenacirn

“huge pod of dolphins flying past our Glencairn office! They'll be in Simonstown any second!”

View pic at http://pic.twitter.com/xzSjdLq4Zg

@CapePointe_Route

from the office

025

Wednesday 1 May 2013 @ 10h50

off Miller’s Point

“200 x Common dolphins”

Junior Whale Spotter

Luke le Roux

whilst on the road

024

Sunday 28 April 2013

False Bay

“today 6 x Orcas were seen of which one was a MASSIVE male with a dorsal fin that must have been close to 2m high”

Click to view

Simon’s Town Boat Co

023

Saturday 27 April 2013 from 07h45

Fish Hoek Bay

“dolphins aplenty”

Ivor Wright; Lorraine; Rose; Junior Whales Spotters

Leah and Keira Moran

022

Friday 26 April 2013 in the evening

heading South past

Froggy Farm, Simon’s Town

“a large pod of dolphins”

Barbara Moore

021

Friday 26 April 2013 in the morning

Roman Rock, Simon’s Town

8 x Orcas

Barbara Moore

020

Thursday 25 April 2013 before and around sunset

Roman Rock, Simon’s Town

8 x Orcas

“Some canoes and kayaks came out to view”.

Barbara Moore

019

Wednesday 24 April 2013 @ 15h20

off Clovelly

1 x SRW

Junior Whale Spotter

Gabby Clarkson from the car

018

Thursday 18 April 2013

False Bay

Killer whales return!

“a pod of 9 including 2 x males and a calf”

Click to view

Simon’s Town Boat Co

and

Apex Predators

017

Sunday 14 April 2013 in the afternoon

False Bay

1 x Bryde’s whale

“with a distinct notch in its fin”

Simon’s Town Boat Co

016

Sunday 14 April 2013 in the afternoon

False Bay

1 x Bryde’s whale

Simon’s Town Boat Co

015

Saturday 13 April 2013

False Bay

a pod of 1000 dolphins

Apex Shark Expeditions

014

Saturday 13 April

False Bay

1 x Bryde’s whale

Simon’s Town Boat Co

013

Friday 12 April 2013 @ 08h32

Fish Hoek Bay

1 x whale

Kim Kruyshaar of

Green Audits

012

Tuesday 10 April 2013

off Glencairn Quarry area

2 x whales

that seemingly hung around all day

Stuart’s wife Anne

011

Monday 25 March 2013 @ 10h00

Simon’s Town

Noordhoek Strandings:

“some of the relocated False Killer Whales have beached off Simon’s Town.

It transpires on the 26^th of March that

none of the five survived.

For Mrs Nan Rice’s response to

euthanasing click here.

@myfalsebay

010

Sunday 24 March 2013 @ 12h45

Sunnycove, Fish Hoek Bay

1 x whale

Jeremy Hare of the

Great White Sports Shop

009

Tuesday 19 March @ 14h00

off Longbeach, Simon’s Town

1 x whale

Jeremy Hare of the

Great White Sports Shop

008

Monday 18 March 2013 @ 18h30

off Glencairn

“a whale and many sea birds”

Pam

007

Sunday 17 March 2013 @ 16h00

to the North of Fish Hoek Bay

A “breaching” whale (Anita)

1 x SRW swimming to his front (Derek)

Comment: presumably the same whale

given that that they were spotted at the same time and in the same general area.

Anita (breaching);

Derek Stuart Findlay (SRW)

006

17 March 2013

in front of Klein Vishoek,

Simon’s Bay

1 x SRW

“Surprise visit by a southern right whale!

First one we have seen this year....
Possibly some previous entanglement

markings at the base of the tail”.

Simon’s Town Boat Co

005

4 March 2013

False Bay

1 x Bryde’s

“What a stunning day on the water!! Sightings included the ever present cape fur seals, African penguins, a glimpse of a Bryde's whale this afternoon and two stingrays waiting for us in the harbour when we got back!”

Simon’s Town Boat Co

004

26 February 2013

South of Cape Point

1 x entangled Humpback Whale

“Dave got a report of an entangled whale on Tuesday and went out to find this poor humpback whale south of Cape Point with ropes and floats around its tail and caudal peduncle (fancy word for the "wrist part" in front of the tail). Unfortunately after following for a while he lost sight of it and they were unable to assist. We hope it is sighted again and this time allowing the SA disentanglement network to help. Any reported sightings should contact Dave!”

Simon’s Town Boat Co

003

25 February 2013

False Bay

Hundreds of common dolphins and a Bryde's.

Simon’s Town Boat Co

000

Sunday 27 January 2013 @ 08h30

Catwalk, Fish Hoek Bay

1 x small Northern Giant petrel

Lorraine

002

02 January 2013

False Bay

1 x Bryde's

Simon’s Town Boat Co

001

January 2013

near Cape Point

1 x Minke Whale

Says Monique: “On this particular day in early January we cruised to Cape Point in beautiful sea conditions and upon arrival we found that The Point was teeming with life. The surface of the ocean was alive with bait fish and sea birds such as Corey’s and Sooty shearwaters, Sabine’s Gulls and Cape Gannets were working the fish all around us. We even spotted the occasional longfin and skipjack tuna feeding on the surface too. In the distance Chris spotted the birds working in a very small and focused area so we raced on to find out what was happening. As we were approaching we saw a Minke whale make two big lunges through the bait ball. Just like that the action was abruptly ended as the whale demolished the entire bait ball”.

Apex Predators

This sightings log keeps False Bay West Shore on the International Whale Watching/Spotting Radar