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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 08 January (Trip 1 & 2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Wednesday, January 09, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Cage Diving, Marine Dynamics, Oliver Jewell, White Shark Big, White Shark Dolphin,

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"A great day with some awesome sightings, looking forward to next time!" Ben

"Incredible experience, will hope to go again." Matt and Ashleigh

08/01/13 Trip 1 & 2
Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: <2m
Water Temp: 19.1'C
Sharks Sighted: Trip1 7, Trip 2 4 + bottlenose dolphins
Conditions: Flat calm

Another day of big sharks in Joubertsdam and a sign that things could be starting to change; several large males were sighted today – 3 of them over 4 meters in length. The highlight of trip 1 was when two of these worked together in tandem; the first a very chilled out 4.5m male cruising past the bait and decoy and the second a feisty shark breaching from the water and rushing the bait and decoy over and over. Finally another giant – this time a female came cruising past Slashfin. I’d put this shark a little over 4 and a half so maybe 4.7m – definitely big!! She made several passes and has a very distinctive fin. It’s now time to check our archives but I’m pretty sure we’ve seen this one somewhere before….

The highlight of trip 2 was when the pod of bottlenose dolphin we’d been hearing reports of suddenly came cruising through our chumline! Dolphin sometimes fall prey to white sharks; however this is mmore common is weak, injured or solitary individuals and with this pod at least a hundred strong they cruised past un-harassed by the sharks (this time!).

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White 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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