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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 24 February 2013 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Monday, February 25, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Male White Sharks Inshore, Oliver Jewell, White shark cage diving,

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Guest Comments: “Had an amazing time. Staff are so friendly and helpful! Quite insightful as well. Stuart Samuels from South Africa

"Very enjoyable trip. Excellent and professional staff. Organisation was great. Clean boat too!" Molly Osendorf, from Sweden

"Great job by everyone. Very professional. Had a great time." Doug Eaton, from the USA

24/02/13
Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: 3-4m
Water Temp: 20.0'C
Sharks Sighted: 9
Conditions: Flat Calm

A beautiful day to be in the ocean; visibility was nice, sharks arrived before too long and some of them were true giants! The first shark we saw was a fairly moderately sized female (~3.5m) and was followed by a satellite tagged shark from the Ocearch project. This male is likely Luis Antonio who was also around 3.5m when tagged and headed towards Durban for the rest of the year. He looks like he's grown a bit and certainly looks healthy! Next we had a very pale shark, which was very chilled out and circled the boat and decoy continually and finally the giants arrived. We estimated at least 4 sharks to be between 4.5 and 5 meters in length, mostly males and one of them noticeably larger than the others. It's rare for us to see so many adult male white sharks so close to the shoreline but has been the story of the last 2 months or so and we're definitely not complaining!!




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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