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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 2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, January 14, 2013 |  2 Comments Tags: Matilda, Oliver Jewell, White Shark, White shark cage diving,

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Guest Comments: “Words can't dscribe how unbelievable of an experience!" Kaleigh Humphrey

"Ahhhh! So amazing!" Alex Roberts

13/01/13 Trip 2
Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: 3m
Water Temp: 20.5'C
Sharks Sighted: 14
Conditions: Flat/Calm

This was definitely a WOW trip!! Sharks were around ALL the time; big ones, small ones, jumping ones and calm ones - pretty much everything you could possibly ask for on a shark dive today!! We saw Matilda, who was probably the star of the show, a fairly large male who tried his best to upstage her and a whole host of other sharks. One was satellite tagged and we believe it's Luis Antonio who spent most of the last year far east of here. Sharks are definitely in great form right now and with the water topping 20'C there is no excuse in the world to not come for a cage dive with us right now!




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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