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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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Cage Diving South Africa | Daily trip 28 June 2014 (Trip1+2)

Monday, June 30, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Kelly Baker, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, Southern Right Whale,

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Guest comment: “Could not have asked for a better day and better experience. The team on the water were absolutely amazing and truly there for us. Thank you could never be enough!” – Sarah

“I cannot say how much I enjoyed today. The whole experience was fantastic! I will never forget it. The crew were all so amazing and helpful in every way. Thank you!” – James

“Very impressed with this experience. Not only were the sharks amazing to see, the staff was super helpful and everything was well organised. Thank you!” - Katrina

28/06/2014
Location: Wilfred’s Rock
Water Temperature: 15.5'C
Depth: 19.0m
Visibility: 3.0m + 4.0m
Number of Sharks: 12 + 10
Conditions: Sunny with calm seas

Brrrr! We had a chilly start this morning but soon the sun was out and it warmed up to be a beautiful day out on the water. The sharks didn’t mind the cold morning and we had our first toothy visitor to Slashfin within 10 minutes of anchoring and it didn’t stop there with sharks flying here, there and everywhere! We had a nice mix of sizes this morning ranging from 2.5m up to 4.0m, also a close to even mix of males and females. We had a well known individual turn up to Slashfin just before the end of our last cage, “Fishing line shark”, a small female our boat is always happy to see! When watching Great Whites swim around its hard to get distracted by anything else however this is exactly what happened half way through this afternoon’s trip when two Southern Right Whales surfaced not far from our cage. We are currently very early on in their season and therefore only have a few in the area at the moment so we were very lucky to see these two so close. These whales migrate to South Africa for the months of June to December to mate and calve and spend the rest of the year back in Antarctica feeding. Back to the stars of the show... the sharks! We had some great action this trip with the continuation of flying sharks. We finished the second trip the same as the first, with a visit from one of our favourites, “Fishing line shark”...

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