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  • Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa with Marine Dynamics. Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! 

  • The exact world record white shark is a contested issue, but chances are it is between 6-7m. In Gansbaai, the largest white shark ever caught was at Danger Point and measured up to 5.9m.

  • If you see a white shark in the water don’t panic. Chances are high that the shark has already detected you and isn’t interested. White shark attacks are normally associated with poor visibility, so avoid murky conditions.

  • White sharks have a unique system called a “counter current heat exchange”, which keeps their body  tempreture +/- 7C above the surrounding water temperature. 

  • All sharks have an incredibly unique system on the tip of their nose called the “ampillae of Lorenzini”. These are small pores filled with a gel that transmits the electrical currents in the water to the shark’s brain so that it can assess its environment.

  • White sharks give birth to live young (not eggs), and they give birth to 6-8 pups at one time. Pups are usually between 1.0-1.5m in length and are born with teeth.

  • Body language has been a well documented form of shark communication and has identified body arching, jaw gaping, and other postures as specific social tactics.

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Daily Blog 05 July 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Tuesday, July 05, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

We got out to sea bright and early today! While waiting for the sun to warm up we got some good Bronze whaler shark activity and a brief look at two White sharks! 

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Daily Blog 04 July 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Monday, July 04, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

After a few days with bad wheater, we were finally able to be back at sea, It started out slow with some Bronze whaler shark sightings and picked up With White sharks for our two last trips of the day! 

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New findings add to an understanding of how Great Whites use their ‘flight’ instincts to avoid predators for the long-term and en mass

Friday, July 01, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

A pair of Orca (Killer Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017 has managed to drive large numbers of the sharks from their natural aggregation site.
 

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Deceased white shark necropsy, June 2022

Friday, July 01, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Report by Alison Towner and Alina Pryazkhina.

At 4 pm on Monday 20th of June, a stranded white shark, Carcharodon carcharias was reported in from Die Dam area of the Overberg, GPS°34 46.101’ S, 19° 40.599’ E.

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Daily Blog 30 June 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Thursday, June 30, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

An absolutely incredible sunny day out at sea for us! We once again were so privileged to see white sharks, bronze whalers, and short-tail stingrays!

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Daily Blog 29 June 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

What an incredible Wednesday for our guests and the crew alike! White sharks, Bronze Whalers, Short-tail stingrays and a Cape Fur seal chasing mullets in front of the cage!

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