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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 24 August 2014 (Trip1+2)

Monday, August 25, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa, Southern Right Whale,

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Guest comment: "What a fantastic trip. We were thrilled to see three sharks and whales. What a day! I would recommend this to anyone thinking about coming to South Africa" - The Weiss, Jones, and Wullen Familys.

"Awesome experience! Great crew with lots of experience and knowledge of the area and the sharks. We'll definitly be back with the rest of our family. Can't wait to go again. Great cage for viewing and felt completely safe and in awe of the beautiful sharks! Thanks so much!!!" - Leigh and Jason Peiser

"Fantastic and memorable trip. Such an accomodating and friendly crew. We'll forever cherish the trip as one of the highlights of our honeymoon!" - Natania Apriano & Ari Pritchard-Bell

18/08/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 15.3oC
Depth: 12.3m
Visibility: 2m
Number of Sharks: 5+3
Conditions: Calm seas and clear skys throughout the day. Winds calm in the morning but picked up as the day went on.

Our first trip of the day launched from Gansbaai harbour, making its way to our dive site in the shallows. A bit of a wait for our sharks at first but we were rewarded by the appearence of our first shark of the day, a juvenile of around 2.5 meters who has been frequenting the boat recently. This shark hung around for a while but was later replaced by a larger shark (around 3.7 meters) who had some very interesting, and quite fresh looking wounds along her side, which looked like they could be bite marks from another shark! The second trip of the day left kleinbaai harbour just before one o'clock, and started similarly to the first, with a wait in the sun before our first shark arrived, a small, very scratched up juvinile who made afew lazy passes at the bait, before being chased off by a large female, who made consistent attempts on the bait and decoy lines, breaching the surface partially a number of times before giving up! Our guests on the second boat were also treated to the appearence of some Southern Right whales off the bow of slashfin, which we took a quick drive over to see at the end of the day. It just goes to show that you never know what's gonna happen on our daily shark diving trips...



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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