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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 11 April 2013 (Trip 1) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, April 11, 2013 |  0 Comment

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Location: Joubertsdam
Visibility: 2m
Sea water temperature: 15.9°C
Conditions: light winds
No of sharks: 7

Guest comments: Absolutely awesome trip thanks so much!! Andreas and Felise, Belgium

Another stunning day inshore with plentiful sharks. We launched from Gansbaai harbor this mornig (due to low tide) and observed two elegant brydess whales working a baitball of anchovy as we passed by Dangerpoint peninsula. This year the sharks are late to appear at Dyer Island therefore we anchored at JoubertsDam. The first shark to arrive was a large 4m male who gracefully glided by the cage as our divers were kitting up. The guests on board were a group from Belgian brought to us and guided by Chris and Monique Fallows of Apex shark expeditions, False Bay. We saw 7 sharks in total along with a large thornback skate. The guests really enjoyed the knowldege and passion Chris and Monique had to share with them regarding our Marine life in SA, as welll as the stunning white shark activity and experence with Marine Dynamics.












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