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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 11 November 2012 | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, November 11, 2012 |  0 Comment

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Date: 11/11/2012
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.4
Visibility: 2m
Sharks sighted: 16
Conditions: Slight fog, slight swell

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. We had our VR100 (shark tracking device) on board and were able to here as this shark came closer and closer before finally turning up at Slashfin. A few minutes later another Ocearch shark, Dorien also showed up and before long we had a lot of sharks circling. Pick of the bunch had to be Sharkius Maximus, a favourite of ours, who showed up about halfway through the trip.



If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Cage Diving South in Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.

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