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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 January 2014 (Trip1&2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Alison Towner, Great White Shark, shark cage diving, Short-Tailed stingray,

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Guest comment: “Great experience! Highly informative about the Great white shark and we highly recommend it!!” – Gabrielle, Brazil.

“Fantastic experience, the best we have had underwater. Thank you.” – Ned Smithfield.

“Amazing experience and changed my perception on sharks completely thanks!!” – Bianaca Hookens, USA.

21/01/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 16.0°C  +  13.5°C
Depth: 12m
Visibility: 1.5m + 7m
Number of Sharks: 9 + 11
Conditions: Flat & sunny with wind chop

Another excellent summers day in the Dam with plenty of shark activity! On the first trip there was a dense plankton bloom inshore, making shark viewing from the cage a bit difficult, however as the SE wind picked up the viz soon cleared up wonderfully (even though the water temperature dropped 2.5 degrees!). We saw our short tailed stingray on trip one, it ambushed our seal decoy. On trip two we saw 'scar face' a 3.2m female with a white acoustic tag. This device is the same as the radio tags we are using and we know it was deployed on her in Port Elizabeth last year. Just another example of how far these incredible sharks migrate regularly and how lucky we are to see them!





 




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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