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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 26 May 2014 (Trip1+2)

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Albatross, Great white sharks, Kelly Baker, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving,

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26/05/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 16.2'C
Depth: 18.4m
Visibility: 3.0m
Number of Sharks: 7+8
Conditions: Swell + chop

We were back on the water today after a day off due to bad weather conditions and it seemed to be that the sharks had missed us just as much as we had missed them! On both trips we only had to wait approximately 15 minutes to see our first sharks. Our morning dive saw sharks a tad bit on the shy side, staying under the water’s surface whilst our afternoon trip had sharks “flying” in from the get go! We had a mix of males and females today, which we have been seeing recently since moving our diving to the Island, usually when diving in the shallows (all other months of the year excluding Winter months) we tend to see a lot of females for reasons still unknown. The largest shark of the day was a 4.2m female seen on both trips. We had another very interesting visitor to the boat on the second trip, an Albatross! The Albatross, one of the largest flying birds known, flew in very close to the boat giving everyone a good look and a chance to snap a photo. A great day back on the water...

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