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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 21 February 2013 (Trip1+2) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, February 21, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Nicola Stelluto, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Thank you for a AMAZING experience :)! We had a great time!” Celine and Cecilie.

“It was Fabulous! Would recommend it surely! Had fun! Food and crew was great! Thank you!” Gary and Susan.

“Amazing adventure! We will have to come back in the winter!” Diana, Tom, Dan, Bryony and Yoann.

21/02/2013
Location: Dam
Water Temperature: 17.2 'C
Depth: 12.9m
Visibility: 2.0m
Number of Sharks: 10+6
Conditions: Sunny and calm.

This is the way you start your day after not being out at sea for two days, big sharks and big jumps are the way to go. Big seas have kept us on land for the past two days, but that is all behind us for now. We had great shark activity on both trips with “Rosi” leaving a path of happy faces behind her on the first trip. The added bonus of seeing a Brydes whale pop up next to our boat on the first trip and having a pod of bottle nose dolphins on the second were great. Keep the good times rolling...
 

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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