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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 21 November 2013 (Trip1+2+3) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Friday, November 22, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Helen Pattullo, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Thank you for the terrific 10/10 Great White shark experience!!” – Michael + Leah

“Very professional + very exciting!!” – Gary

“Great crew! Great ethics! Soothed my moral code on cage diving” - Lipett

21/11/2013
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 16.8'C
Depth: 12.1m
Visibility: 0.5m
Number of Sharks: 6+10+10
Conditions: Cold wind

After yesterday’s fierce westerly winds the visibility in the bay wasn’t the best today, but it didn’t seem to matter as the sharks were giving the divers in the cage nice close passes! We had quite a few sharks around about the 4.0m mark throughout the day, with our largest shark of the day ringing in at roughly 4.2m. We were fortunate enough to have both “Little Lumpy” and “Little Roundy” join us for another of their spectacular air shows! If that wasn’t enough to please our clients we were treated to a Giant petrel soaring close to the boat and a Southern Right whale tail slapping over and over just off in the distance! Goes to show, we can never know what kind of wildlife to expect when out on the water...

 

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