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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 21 May 2015 (Trip 1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, May 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

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The sharks were back in the shallows today and so were we...

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Daily Blog 20 May 2015 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, May 21, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Our next sighting came as a surprise; it was two Southern Right whales passing through Shark Alley! These are the first Southern Right whales we have spotted from Slashfin this year, hopefully more will come over the next few weeks...

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Daily Blog 19 May 2015 (Trip 1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Saturday, May 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

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A late start today as we tried to let the wind and swell from earlier on in the day decrease before we headed out onto the water...

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Daily Blog 18 May 2015 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The sharks were active from the beginning, ambushing the bait and decoy handlers until a shark breached completely right in front of the decoy handler, only 2 meters away from the boat...

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | 0 Comments

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On Friday the 15th of May Marine Dynamics hosted and sponsored a cocktail evening at The Great White House, Gansbaai for the Media24 Rachel's Angels bi-annual Market Day, which took place in Gansbaai on the 16th of May...

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Daily Blog 17 May 2015 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, May 18, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

It has been a while since we launched from Gansbaai harbor as the tide was working with us for the past few weeks. Today the tide was too low for us to leave from Kleinbaai harbor so we left from Gansbaai harbor instead...

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