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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 20 January 2013 (Trip 2) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Monday, January 21, 2013 |  3 Comments

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Location: Joubertsdam
conditions: Flat calm
Sea surface temperature: 16.5°C
Visibility: 5 meters
No of sharks: 7

Guest comment "Amazing! A great experience and good to know it supports a good cause!!" Dave, UK

Diving conditions do not get much better than a day like today! We were extremely fortunate to have flat calm seas, lovely warm water and some very active sharks! The first shark to arrive was "Nico" easily recognizable by his SPOT ( transmitter) attached to his dorsal fin. Then arrived Matilda, the most sighted female shark here on record over the last few weeks). Our divers had a wonderful experience and to top things off we were joined briefly by a very skittish pod of bottlenose dolphins! Well done to Lize from the Bay hotel in Cape Town and her colleague, we know you enjoyed your dive as you got into the cage for a second time :) All in all we had such a great afternoon! 
















 

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