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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 09 February 2013 (Trip1+ 2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, February 10, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Nicola Stelluto, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Great experience! Great staff on the boat and love the humour, helped calm my nerves :)!” Nancy.

“ADRENALIN!!!!!!” Hans.

“Woooow! Beautiful, terrific and incredible. Loved it, very cold water!” Carolina.

09/02/2013
Location: Dam
Water Temperature: 11.5 'C
Depth: 11.2m
Visibility: 3.0m
Number of Sharks: 5+6
Conditions: Cloudy and calm with light rains.

Two great trips again today seeing an immense improvement in our water visibility, first trip had about 4m and the second 3m. We had John and Denby on our first trip all the way from Perth; they definitely got a different perspective of who and what these sharks are and how it differs from how they’ve been portrayed to be. We had both big “Rosi” and our prop scar shark (aka “Crinclecut”) show up today in spectacular fashion. On our second trip we had the rain set in for the last half of the final cage, making photos a bit tricky. All and all a good day...
 

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