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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 13 January 2013 (Trip 1) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, January 13, 2013 |  3 Comments Tags: Humpback Dolphins, Nicola Stelluto, shark cage diving, Stingrays,

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Guest comment: “Excellent! Thanks so much for the great staff, it made the sharks etc. Even better!” Kate..

“Fantastic trip! Better than I could have dreamed! Nicola and the crew were so wonderful, as were the resident sharks!” Molly.

“Sick trip, everything was great, nice staff and beautiful animals :)!” Shannon.

Trip: 1
13/01/2012

Location: Dam
Water Temperature: 19.7 'C
Depth: 10m
Visibility: 2.5m
Number of Sharks: 9
Conditions: Sunny and calm.

What the heck was going on today? We saw everything out at sea today, except for an empty coke bottle falling from the sky! The sharks kept us waiting for about 20 minutes today, but not to worry what was to follow no one could have expected. We saw 9 sharks in total with the largest being “Matilda” at 4.2 meters. Our new shark with the propeller wound to its tail was given the name “Shredder” (from the Ninja Turtles) by one of our clients, although it’s a nasty thing to see, I do believe the name to be appropriate. We also had a massive stingray chase our seal decoy around as if were its own personal play thing. Thereafter we treated our clients with a trip to Shark Alley. Along the way we spotted several African Penguins as well as something very bizarre. A client as well as one of our volunteers sighted what seemed to be a Hammer Head shark in the water; this is definitely not a common occurrence. We have been experiencing some warm water conditions which could explain the sighting. After seeing the massive seal colony at Geyser Rock we made our way back towards Kleinbaai harbour. Just outside of the harbour we encountered a pod of Humpback dolphins; if this wasn’t special enough they also had a young calf which was the smallest dolphin I’ve seen in my life! A truly special day...
 

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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