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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 06 July 2013 (Trip1) | Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, July 07, 2013 |  0 Comment

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Guest Comments: "It was an amazing day, would do it everyday if I could." Christian Petit

"Fantastic! Great day out, 8 great whites and all back safely." Simon Himbury

06/07/13 Trip 1
Location: East Dyer Island
Visibility: 7m+
Water Temp: 14.7'C
Sharks Sighted: 8
Conditions: Fine and calm early on becoming windy later in the trip

A fantastic start to the trip as we attracted several sharks in quick succession. Of note were, 'Hourglass Rosie' a very large female who we've seen every winter since 2007; 'Maureen' who's equally as large was tagged by the Ocearch last year and a small male shark who spends hours chasing kelp gulls up and down the chum line! Maureen has travelled from the Western Cape to Mozambique and Madagascar in the last year but has been back in Gansbaai for the past 3 to 4 months and is one of the largest female around at the moment. Just as we were coming to the end of the trip we were joined by an extremely feisty young shark - by far the smallest of the trip at only 2 and a bit meters, he/she zigzagged back and forth in front of the cage for minutes at a time to give the trip a spectacular finally.



 

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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