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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 11 March 2014 (Trip1+2) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Helen Pattullo, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Amazing, inspirational and best of all, educational. Great crew and operation. Highly recommend, Thank You!” – Corina

“Great experience! I have done shark dives before but this was special! Great crew + operation!” – Dan

“Had the most amazing day with the sharks and the crew! Got to meet Rosie up close – awesome! Thank you so much” - Wanda

11/03/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.0'C
Depth: 10.5m
Visibility: 4m
Number of Sharks: 2+6
Conditions: Calm + overcast

Today was an incredible day, not only because of the shark activity but also the conditions on the water. It was an incredibly calm day with minimal wind and no swell; best of all was arriving at our dive spot and discovering we had 4m visibility! Our first trip was an exclusive this morning for a German film crew shooting a show, and they had some great passes from a juvenile male measuring around 3.5m. Our second trip brought “Rosie”, the 3.7m female that has become quite the crowd pleaser with her feisty personality. She was jumping after the bait line left and right, and giving the divers incredibly close passes whilst doing it! Our largest shark of the day was a girthy female around 4.3m, boasting a satellite tag at the top of her dorsal fin. We haven’t seen this satellite tagged shark around recently at all, but she’s definitely a beautiful specimen and hopefully we’ll get to see some more of her...    

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