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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 09 August 2013 (Trip 1+2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Friday, August 09, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: National Geographic, Nicola Stelluto, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Fantastic experience. We all loved being in the water with these magnificent creatures. Very exciting and an experience of a lifetime! Thanks!” Pooley.

“Excellent experience! Thank you for this great day. Literally everyone of your staff was so friendly and helpful. We couldn’t imagine any better!” Simon and Maggie.

“Amazing, life-time experience. Crew members, especialy Gerald was very helpful. Thanks!” Premo.

09/08/2013
Location:
Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 14.1 'C
Depth: 8.2m
Visibility: 3.0m
Number of Sharks: 13+10
Conditions: Sunny conditions with a bit of Easterly winds.

                                                                                                
A very nice weather day with Great White Sharks, Southern Right Whales, Suicidal Cape fur Seals and some awesome birdlife made for a good day on the water. Nat Geo was also out on two of our research boats today and for the rest of the week. They are working with us in an attempt to get a Great White Sharks perspective by mounting cameras on the sharks in a non invasive manner. We were lucky enough to see a shark with a camera swim by the cage, that footage will show some very perplexed divers in the water. A Southern Right Whale mother and calf pair also passed by in the distance on our first trip. A Cape Gannet catching a fish and a Caspian Tern overhead just added to the species richness. We also had a very playful seal playing cat and mouse with a shark, what a brave little seal. What a day...

 

 

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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