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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 15 May 2013 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Poseidon, 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: “Merci! Great staff. A dream achieved, thank you so much!” – Gaelle + Laurent

 “Amazing! Beautiful! Majestic!” – Pierre-Allain Masson

“One of the best things I ever did! Great experience! Great crew!” – Mirjiam Moine

15/05/2013

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 15.6'C

Depth: 9.5m

Visibility: 2.5m

Number of Sharks:  11

Conditions: Overcast

We started the trip off with a visit to Geyser Rock this morning to view the Cape Fur seals and by the time we arrived at our dive site the sharks were already in the area.  We had many sharks visit the divers today each giving great passes and activity.  Our largest shark of the day was the same 4.4m beautiful giant that has been visiting us the last three days, she’s got a very distinguishable large dark freckle on the left side of her dorsal fin and her size is just as impressive each day we see her!  We were lucky to spot two tagged sharks today one with an acoustic tag who’s upper caudal fin is missing and “Poseidon” who’s still sporting his SPOT tag.  Winter is definitely in the air as the weather is getting cooler but we were very fortunate today that the rain held off right until we pulled up anchor to head home.  However, the rain made for some beautiful rainbows...-Helen 

 

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