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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 30 December (Trip3) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, December 30, 2012 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Oliver Jewell,

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Guest Comments: “WOW!!!” Garth van Heerden, Joshua & Marlon Bosch

“Loved it, super fun!” Atha Fong

30/12/12 Trip 3
Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: 2-3m
Water Temp: 18.5'C
Sharks Sighted: 11
Conditions: Part chop/part swell, bright sunshine

Third trip of the day and, not to boast – but we did see the most sharks off all!! As we pulled up we sighted a shark with a satellite tag from the tagging programme we were a part of earlier this year. She didn’t stay but within about 10 minutes we were already up to 7 or 8 sharks! They kept coming and we ended up with a total of 11 for the afternoon. Pick of the bunch was a fairly large female with distinctive white pigmentation around the gills, pretty much all the photos of sharks close to the cage or with their mouths open are of this shark!


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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