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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 03 October 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Wednesday, October 03, 2012 | 1 Comments

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What an epic day! Not only did we see 11 sharks today, but we also saw 5 Southern Right Whales (3 adults and two calves). One of the whale calves was a brindle as well. This was very special to see for everyone on board, including the crew and myself! We had some big jumps with the sharks again today which provided some thrilling moments...

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Daily trip 02 October 2012 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, October 02, 2012 | 0 Comments

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You would not believe what we saw today! The sharks were spending more time outside of the water than they were spending inside of the water. The photos speak for themselves! An added bonus was the fact that we had two trips today and both had the same massive sharks making several passes by the cage...

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Daily trip 01 October 2012 | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Monday, October 01, 2012 | 0 Comments

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A dual trip today with both sharks and whales to see! We were very much in luck to spot two adult Southern Right Whales outside the harbour and then another two, a mother and her calf, on our way to Dyer Island after our shark trip...

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Daily trip 30 September 2012 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, September 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

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“Did you see that shark?” This was heard quite a few times on the boat today and for good reason. On both of our trips today we had an abundance of very large female sharks that were very eager to strut their stuff! They were coming in very close at times giving people great visuals from both the cage as well as the boat...

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Daily trip 26 September 2012 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

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There is no better way of starting a shark trip, then by spotting a mother and calf Southern Right Whale just outside of the harbour. It’s just great to be able to see so many different things on a single trip!

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Daily trip 25 September 2012 | Cage Diving South Africa

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 0 Comments

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We had two trips today with very active sharks present on both. Our first trip hosted a group of bikers who are travelling through Southern Africa over the next 100 days. I think they kicked their trip off on a fantastic note...

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