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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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Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai | Daily trip 11 April 2014 (Trip1+2)

Friday, April 11, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Great white sharks, Kelly Baker, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Absolutely fabulous experience! Beautiful area, great staff and amazing to see the sharks!” – Alyssa

“Awesome, awesome, awesome! Loved every minute of it. Everything from the booking, staff, location etc was great! Thank you so much. We’ll be back!” – Joy & Dan

“Thank you for the fantastic experience with all the animals and the education along the way!” – Dylan & Kelli

11/04/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 17.5'C
Depth: 11.7m
Visibility: 0.5m
Number of Sharks: 9+5
Conditions: Calm seas + clear skies

We were yet again blessed with an absolutely perfect day today, the sun was shining, the water was calm and we saw plenty of Great White Sharks! We had only just set anchor when our first shark of the day appeared. This curious juvenile shark continued to circle for a while, interested in having a thorough inspection of the boat, cage, decoy and bait line. Whilst our first shark was still slowly circling the boat, a small feisty female known as “Ninja” came hurtling in, breaking the surface of the water with one of her awe-inspiring leaps. The trip continued with a multitude of different sharks, the largest at 4.1m, and many of which were happy to come up close enough to the cage for the divers to inspect their pearly whites! Thanks to the great conditions today we headed to Shark Alley where we found the Cape Fur seals staying very close to Geyser Rock. We are nearing the winter hunting months at the island so it’s very possible that there was a hungry Great White in the area which had caused the seals to play it safe! Our second trip of the day was a small family group who had always known that shark cage diving was a must whilst visiting South Africa. They spent some quality family time in the cage, getting very acquainted with some of the sharks visiting the bay at the moment. The sharks that dominated this trip were the larger ones, with all visitors to the boat easily over 3.5m. Fingers and toes crossed that the beautiful weather and amazing shark action continues...

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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