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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 24 September 2013 (Trip1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 |  0 Comment

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24/ 09/ 2013
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15 'C
Conditions: calm
Visibility: 2.5m
No of sharks: 12

Guest comment: "A wonderful exclusive trip for us! the crew were great and the sharks incredible, the experience of a lifetime!!" Jim and Linda, Texas, USA.

Finally the time of year I look forward to the most has arrived, big female September! There is something about a large female white shark that is incredibly gracious and elegant yet at the same time their behavior is so deliberate. In contrast to the juvenile white sharks we also see in summer months, these large ladies really like to dominate the scene often slowly circling our cage diving vessel inquisitively, checking out the divers rather than rushing the bait. They make for the perfect diving sharks and our two guests who privately chartered the boat to themselves today were utterly spoiled for sightings, despite the terrible viz! 'Maureen' is a 4.5m female shark and was SPOT tagged in Struisbaai during June last year. She has made an unbelievable round trip migration to Mozambique and Madagascar only to show up at our boat today to show off her fat stomach! She is such an amazing creature and despite the fact that her lower tail lobe has been bitten clean off by another shark, she still manages to get around just fine. Another female had a very dark black pigmentation spot on her face so the crew could not resist but name her Marilyn! In all, a great day out for everyone on SA's Heritage/National Braai 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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