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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 22 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 crew, was a fun experience. Awesome way to spend my birthday :) Thank you so much!" - Ifat Tsabari

 
"The best time ever! The crew & the experience was awesome!Totally recommended!"- Ricardo Nath & Karen Behr
 
"Great experience! Very well done. Professional and friendly staff. Nice boat & great sharks!" - Matt & Mari O'Connell
 
22/09/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.8oC
 
Depth: 8.1m
 
Visibility: 2.5m
 
Number of Sharks: 6 + 13 
 
Conditions: Little to no cloud cover, low swells but high wind in the morning, decreasing as the day went on.
 
The first trip of the day was surprisingly quiet with only one shark around the boat initially, but we definitly could not complain as he was very active and present around the cage and Slashfin, and about mid way through the trip we had more sharks make an appearance, and activity continued to be high. The second trip however started off with a number of sharks present and carried that theme throughout the day, with thirteen sharks visiting the boat! a fantastic trip out at sea all round with good weather and some amazing sharks breaching and making passes at the cage for our divers and guests on deck. Just another amazing day at sea with our majestic Great White Sharks!
 
 
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