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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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White Shark Diving Gansbaai | Daily trip 09 July 2014 (Trip1)

Thursday, July 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

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They say that at the end of every rainbow lays a pot of gold well at the end of our rainbow there was a great day of shark cage diving...

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Great White Shark Diving South Africa | Daily trip 08 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, July 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

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It was only yesterday I was commenting on the fact we haven’t seen dolphins from Slashfin in quite some time and low and behold just after we had left the harbour we came across a pod of Bottlenose dolphins...

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Cage Diving South Africa | Daily trip 07 July 2014 (Trip1)

Wednesday, July 09, 2014 | 0 Comments

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Whale, whale, whale what do we have here?! We had only just anchored when a Southern Right Whale was spotted off the side of the boat...

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Shark Diving South Africa | Daily trip 06 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Tuesday, July 08, 2014 | 0 Comments

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We headed out with clouds threatening to rain down on us and rain they did, yet by the time we were at our dive site it had tapered off and we were ready to go shark cage diving...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa | Daily trip 03 July 2013 (Trip1+2)

Monday, July 07, 2014 | 0 Comments

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Chilly winds but sunny skies greeted us this morning. Our first trip was for a group of New Zealanders...

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Shark Diving Gansbaai | Daily trip 02 July 2014 (Trip1+2+3)

Saturday, July 05, 2014 | 0 Comments

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Another early start this morning as we set out for the Island as the sun was coming up! We have mentioned numerous times that our experiences on the water changes on a daily basis...

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