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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 07 November 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, November 08, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Two very successful trips today with an abundance of sharks around the boat. Big ones little ones and sharks of all kinds, some liked to jump and some liked to stare you in the eye and others were content to just cruise on past...

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Daily trip 06 November 2012 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, November 06, 2012 | 0 Comments

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The awesome weather is just carrying on and it is offering some amazing tanning weather and shark activity. We started the trip with a mother and calf pair of Southern Right Whales; it’s been some time since we’ve spotted them from the shark boat. This made it so much more special for all on board...

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Daily trip 05 November 2012 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Tuesday, November 06, 2012 | 1 Comments

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Let the pictures speak for themselves! ...

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Daily trip 04 November 2012 | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, November 04, 2012 | 2 Comments

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Really calm conditions made today a very pleasant trip out at sea. We had some terrific sharks that were a bit sporadic at times with them swimming off for a while and then showing up again...

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Daily trip 03 November 2012 | Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, November 03, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Some exceptional visibility in the water came highly appreciated today. It makes it feel so much closer when you can see a shark approaching from some way off. Several amazing sharks were around the boat today with some of the more well known sharks having a few extra scars on their bodies...

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Daily trip 02 November 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, November 02, 2012 | 0 Comments

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We still had some windy conditions out at sea today, but it was actually very warm out there on the boat. We were also privileged enough to have renowned Australian rugby player Billy Slater and his lovely wife Nicole join us on the boat today. Really nice people and I believe Nicole had some special perfume on today because the sharks were just loving her!! ....

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