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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 25 October 2012 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, October 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

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O my goodness, what a trip! We had an abundance of sharks with the smaller individuals arriving initially and then making way for the bigger girls. We had a massive 4.5 meter satellite tagged shark that just kept making phenomenal passes by the cage...

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Daily trip 24 October 2012 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Despite the strong winds blowing everyone’s hair all over the place, it was well worth it! We had some tremendous shark activity and great whale watching as an extra bonus...

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Daily trip 23 October 2012 | Cage Diving South Africa

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A complete package today! We had such a diversity of wild life it ranged from sharks to whales to jellyfish to hagfish. That is the great thing of being in the Gansbaai area for a shark cage dive; you can come to see sharks, but you will end up seeing a lot more than you bargained for...

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Daily trip 22 October 2012 | Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, October 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

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What a day! We had awesome shark activity on both trips with several jaw dropping moments. The visibility in the water was a bit of a limiting factor today, it seems we are experiencing a bit of a phytoplankton bloom. This is brilliant for the environment, but a little tuff for shark viewing. I can however guarantee that everyone saw several Great Whites, very close at times...

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Daily trip 21 October 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, October 21, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A bit of a wet one today; windy, rainy and if you weren't spending the day with sharks - miserable. But luckly we were with the sharks and not just any sharks some of the most amazing on the planet...

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Daily trip 18 October 2012 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

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We had a tremendous day out at sea today with Marine Dynamics hosting two very successful trips! We had a bit of a wait this morning before the sharks decided to make an appearance, we all know that Mother Nature runs on her own time and not on ours. Our sharks did eventually show up in great size and numbers, the biggest shark today was about 4.5 meters in length...

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