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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 13 June 2015 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, June 15, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Our divers were saying that the visibility from the cage was at least 3 or 4m! Something we hardly get in Joubertsdam...

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Daily Blog 14 June 2015 (Trip 1) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, June 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Today was not for the faint hearted! We had some interesting conditions yet it was still safe for us to head out so out we went...

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Daily Blog 12 June 2015 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving South Africa

Friday, June 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

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A beautiful day awaited us in the bay this morning as we launched and headed into the shallows for another day of White shark watching and diving...

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Daily Blog 11 June 2015 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, June 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The last few days in Joubertsdam have been a bit slower so we needed a bit more patience for the sharks to move to the boat. Fortunately this was not the case for today’s trip as we spotted our first shark after 5 minutes on anchor...

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Daily Blog 10 June 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, June 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

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An overcast sky meet us today but the rest of the weather conditions in the bay were fantastic! We had a slight wind to keep things fresh and little to no swell...

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Daily Blog 09 June 2015 (Trip 1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, June 09, 2015 | 0 Comments

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It looked to be a lovely day out on the water today as we launched from Kleinbaai this morning with the sun shining...

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