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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 June 8 2015 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, June 09, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Some of the sharks we saw today were very distinctive and we were quite familiar with some of them. One of the familiar sharks was little lumpy, a 3m female...

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Daily Blog 07 June 2015 (Trip 1) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, June 08, 2015 | 0 Comments

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The group this morning had a nice Sunday sleep in with launch time being 11:am due to the tides. It appeared that the sharks were also a bit late today...

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Daily Blog 6 June 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, June 07, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

What a beautiful day out at sea! The swell was down to under 2m and there was only very little wind. The sun was out and everyone felt quite warm. We even started to take of jackets and fleeces to cool down a little bit...

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Daily Blog 5 June 2015 | Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, June 06, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The first shark we saw was a little one of about 1.6m in length. We have been seeing quite a few small individuals lately...

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Daily Blog 4 June 2015 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, June 05, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

After a few very stormy days with very few days out at sea we were given a gap to go out to sea this afternoon to watch the Great White sharks...

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Daily Blog 02 June 2015 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, June 02, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Three days off the sea and the crew was getting “land sickness”! It was great to be back on the water today even though the conditions were not the most favourable...

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