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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 23 December (Trip 1) | Shark Diving South Africa

Sunday, December 23, 2012 |  0 Comment

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Guest Comment: “Great staff, Shark Alley well worth the trip as well!!!” George

“Awesome sights, great trip, thanks a lot.” Jan

“Once in a lifetime experience! Enjoyed it thoroughly!” Nur Atiqa Asri & Nur Amira Asri

23/12/12 Trip1
Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: 2m
Sharks Sighted: 7
Conditions: Calm

They say the harder you practice the luckier you get and that was very true for our sightings today. We took up spot in Joubertsdam and began chumming for white sharks. Conditions were flat calm with barley a breeze in the air and all was set for our sharks… only they didn’t come right away. Often in conditions like this you just need a bit of wind to help carry your chum through the reefs to bring the sharks to you and sure enough after a couple of hours the wind picked up and suddenly we had plenty of sharks around Slashfin. Pick of the bunch was a 3.5m female who ambushed the bait several times in succession but we were also lucky enough to sight one of the Joubertsdam giants towards the end of the trip – a female that must have been at least 4.5m in length.


If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Shark Diving in South 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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