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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 14 May 2013 | Cage Diving South Africa

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |  6 Comments Tags: shark cage diving,

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)
Marine Dynamics is a Shark Cage Diving company based in Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as a hotspot for the Great White Shark and the best place in the world to see and dive with these iconic creatures in their natural environment.

Guest comment: “Thank you for a shark-tacular experience!” – Rhoda Wong + Cory Bradshaw

“Absolutely amazing!! Thank you!” – Meghan Couves

14/05/2013

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 15.3'C

Depth: 9.4m

Visibility: 4.0m

Number of Sharks:  13

Conditions: Sunny and calm

It started out overcast this morning but turned into a beautifully sunny day filled with wild life! The trip got off to a slow start with a bit of a wait time for the sharks but after an hour the sharks came flying from every direction!  They were spending so much time in the air it felt like it was raining sharks as they came down from their vertical leaps out the water.  The largest shark of the day was just under the size of the cage around 4.4m in length, and he was giving the divers some very close passes.  On the way back to the harbour we were lucky enough to spot not one but two different species of Whale!  The first was a Bryde's Whale just as we left Dyer Island and right as we were coming into the harbour we spotted two Southern Right Whales, a mother and calf.  Nice signs that whale season is just around the corner...-Helen

 

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Cage Diving South in Africa, 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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