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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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Shark Diving Gansbaai | Daily Trip 21 of September 2014 (Trip1+2)

Monday, September 22, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comment: "'Great experience - even my wife loved it and she hates the sea! Thank you!" - Alex and Sophie Coleman

 
"Incredible! Had a blast. Got up close - REAL CLOSE - to the shark, more than satisfied with the service!"- Ryan Twedt
 
"Great team! many thanks for the close encounter! Thank you!" - 
 
21/09/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.2oC
 
Depth: 9.18m
 
Visibility: 2.5m
 
Number of Sharks: 9 + 11 
 
Conditions: Beautiful clear skies, windy, but little swell throughout the day. 
 
Today our first trip was treated to a Southern Right Whale sighting, and our second trip spotted some dolphins in the distance! Throughout the day out sharks were both numerous and fantastically active, keeping our guests ooh-ing and ahh-ing with their enthusiastic attempts on our decoy and bait lines causing them to breach the surface very often! Mostly juvinile sharks visited our boat today, with a couple large females visiting on occasion, infrequently but fantastically as they were often more active than the young ones! That said though, our recently named male juvenile Jacob was around Slashfin alot today, being his usual active self and keeping us all in awe of the beautiful creatures that are Great White Sharks!
 
 
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