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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 South Africa | Daily trip 27 April 2014 (Trip1)

Sunday, April 27, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Kelly Baker, Marine Dynamics, shark cage dive,

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Guest comment: “Loved the experience including the education. Marine biologist and the entire crew were first class!” – Doug

“Really great experience! Very authentic, environmentally conscious and competent crew. All in all I’m really glad I did it!” – Vicky

“Amazing experience!”- Serena + Anita

27/04/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 12.9'C
Depth: 8.8m
Visibility: 2.0m
Number of Sharks: 4
Conditions: Chop, small swell + windy

Whilst we were all given a bit of a sleep in this morning as the tides dictated a later launch, we still had a few divers half asleep as we made our way to our dive site for the day. This wasn’t the case for long as the fresh morning air and even fresher water temperature woke them up! The colder water temperatures have been holding fast for the last few weeks, fingers crossed that we see a rise in the near future for the divers and sharks sake! Our first shark of the trip was a beautiful 4.5m Female who we first saw off the port side of the vessel as we were readying the divers and cage. She worked her way around to the cage and allowed us to have a closer look. Sharks of this size and above really put things into perspective, especially when also visited by a shark at the other end of the size scale, today our smallest visitor being our fourth shark of the trip, a 2m long juvenile (Great White young are believed to be born at 1.5m). Generally all our sharks today stayed within the area of the boat, circling around and surfacing in front of the cage throughout the trip. The sharks of the day all exhibited calm yet curious behaviour, which is fantastic to let our guests on board see. One of the main aims of Marine Dynamics is that whilst introducing people to the Great White Shark through cage diving we may disperse the often negative and aggressive misconceptions of this creature and educate those who come face to face with such a magnificent animal...

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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