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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 13 November 2012 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Some terrific sharks these animals are! We had two exceptional trips with heaps of sharks flying out of the water all over the place...

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Daily trip 12 November 2012 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, November 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Some very interesting things took place today! While doing our cage diving operation our crew member, Zane, spotted the reel of a fishing line in the water. When we were removing it from the water we felt some tension on the line...

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Daily trip 11 November 2012 | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, November 11, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Thick, thick fog greeted our arrival to Joubertsdam this morning; this was thanks to little wind last night and the water temperature still cool from the south-easters of last week. Luckily this had no effect on our shark sightings with the first arrival being a satellite tagged shark from the Ocearch tagging campaign...

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Daily trip 10 November 2012 | Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, November 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Some terrific sunny conditions made our two shark trip very pleasant and warm, despite the strong breeze coming through from the South...

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Daily trip 09 November 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, November 09, 2012 | 0 Comments

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It was terrific to have some awesome visibility in the water today, with exceptional sharks. Lots of descriptive words in that sentence :)! There were times when we had 4 different whites around the boat, 3 of which were around the 4 meter marker and they were all visible in the water...

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Daily trip 08 November 2012 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, November 08, 2012 | 0 Comments

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We had some breezy conditions out at sea today with some limiting visibility in the water. Despite these minor setbacks the sharks were amazing and very active...

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