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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 14 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, July 17, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Humpback Whales, Kelly Baker, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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Guest comment: “Professional and well run trip. Wonderful experience to see the Great Whites!” – Charles

“Excellent dive, every single detail was thought through. Staff was exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly and helpful! Couldn’t have asked for a better day!” – Broadreach College

“Fantastic dive, great crew, lovely time. I would definitely come back and would love to follow you on some form of social media!” – King Family

14/07/2014
Location: Geldsteen
Water Temperature: 14.7'C
Depth: 13.5m
Visibility: 4.0m
Number of Sharks: 8 + 6
Conditions: Sunny + slow swell

Conditions were in our favour this morning as we headed out for a day of shark cage diving! The sun was shining and seas were relatively calm at the Geldsteen, our dive site for today. The action started pretty much straight away with a large female being the first to show up. Today’s theme seemed to be that of big sharks, with five out of our six sharks this morning being over 3.8m in length. Happy birthday to Xanthe, a future Marine Biologist who decided that the best way to celebrate her birthday was to spend it with some of the most amazing creatures in the ocean! Due to low tides we headed around Danger Point to Gansbaai Harbour at the end of the trip. The ride home was eventful with two Humpback Whales frolicking together, a great way to end our morning trip! Our second trip of the day was an exclusive for the King family from Chicago. We swung by the Alley before heading to Geldsteen to see the Cape Fur Seals were we also saw a lone African Penguin in the water. Once at our dive site we had a slow start with one sub-adult female coming up every now and again however things started to heat up and we had a fantastic afternoon with some very large and active sharks! Some stunning action on the surrounding seas today...


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Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai

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