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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 trip 14 April 2013 (Trip1+2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Sunday, April 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author:

Words cannot describe the awesome sighting we had out at sea today; hopefully my pictures do it justice...

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Daily trip 13 April 2013 (Trip1+2) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, April 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

We had a slow start to our first trip, and a bit of a lag in shark activity in the middle of the second trip, but patience is a virtue and it paid off in the end as both trips finished with some really fantastic activity from the Great Whites... 

 

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Daily trip 12 April 2013 (Trip1+2) | Shark Diving South Africa

Friday, April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

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Beautiful early start to the day with the sun rising just behind the mountains and what was to follow was spectacular...

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Daily trip 11 April 2013 Trip 2 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 1 Comments

Author:

Goodness gracious what a spectacular time out on the water...

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Daily trip 11 April 2013 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, April 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author:

Another stunning day with plenty of sharks inshore!...

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Daily Trip 10 April 2013 Trip 1 | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 1 Comments

Author:

Some days it’s just a pleasure to be on the ocean and this was most definitely one of them...

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