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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 10 August 2015 (Trip 1 + 2 + 3) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Today was a bad day to be a seal! We had multiple natural predations sighted from the boat today...

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Daily Blog 09 August 2015 (Trip 1 + 2 + 3) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, August 09, 2015 | 0 Comments

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A beautiful sunrise was what awaited our group today as we left the harbour nice and early, heading out to the Island for a morning of White shark diving and watching...

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Daily Blog 08 August 2015 (Trip 1 + 2 + 3) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Sunday, August 09, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

An early wake up was on the cards for our guests this morning! Whilst the guests might have still been waking up the sharks were on point...

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Daily Blog 07 August 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, August 07, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

It was a fantastic day at the island! The gulls were plentiful but thankfully so were the sharks...

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Daily Blog 06 August 2015 (Trip 1 + 2 + 3) | Shark Diving South Africa

Friday, August 07, 2015 | 0 Comments

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The first trip launched nice and early this morning, lets say the early divers gets the sharks! We arrived in the Geldsteen...

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Daily Blog 05 August 2015 (Trip 1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, August 07, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Some pretty impressive swells were still around from the bad weather day yesterday meaning that we launched a little on the later side today...

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