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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 11 May 2015 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | 0 Comments

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A lovely start to the week with some great weather conditions to head out onto the water and enjoy some White Sharks...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Blog 10 May 2015 (Trip 1 + 2)

Saturday, May 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Dealing with nature we sometimes have to quite a wait for our fishy friends to show up and sometimes we can arrive to find them already around...

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Daily Blog 09 May 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, May 10, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Well it looks like we have the best of both worlds with Summer weather conditions yet Winter shark activity...

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Daily Blog 08 may 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Friday, May 08, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

From the moment we headed out toward Joubertsdam the sun was out and it seemed to be a beautiful day. It was a warm day above and under water. We expected it to be a bit colder than what we had this week as we had some strong easterly winds yesterday but fortunately for our divers this was not the case...

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

Wednesday, May 06, 2015 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The second shark we spotted was the biggest one of the day with a length of approximately 4.4m. The shark had lots of bite marks on her left flank and she had an open wound on top of these bite marks. Might these be fresh bite marks or is it just a new wound on top of old bite marks...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Blog 04 May 2015 (Trip 1)

Saturday, May 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

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We were unsure what to expect on our only trip of the day as in previous days we had some what of a wait for sharks to arrive...

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