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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 13 of September 2014 (Trip1+2)

Sunday, September 14, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great white sharks, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comment: "'This was definitly one of the most amazing things i have done in my life. Will definitly be back soon. Thank you to everyone, truely amazing." - Jacques Fryer

 
"Amazing experience with great staff! Thanks!"- Nicolle a Ricardo
 
"Fantastic trip, highly professional and will recomend to all! Many thanks!" - Ben Swanson
 
13/09/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.7oC
 
Depth: 9.9m
 
Visibility: 2m
 
Number of Sharks: 9 + 5
 
Conditions: Clear skies with only slight swell and low wind which picked up towards the end of the second trip.
Some Southern Right Whales greeted us just outside the harbour on the way to our divesite this morning, setting the standard for what proved to be a truely fantastic trip! With some really great sharks around the boat almost constantly, and some really fantastic activity throughout the trip from our fantastic Great Whites! The second trip had less luck, with some very flighty sharks who came up to the boat then would swim on before returning some time later. When they did return however it was always with a bang! One big female gave us some fantastic partial breaches in her attempts on the bait line whenever she did re-appear, a real treat for our guests and even for our crew watching these marvelous creatures today!
 
 
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