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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 South Africa | Daily Trip 23 of September 2014 (Trip1+2)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comment: "Great trip! Very well organised & had a great time." - Luke Hardman

"Great trip - crew & volenteers were excellent - our bucket list has one less item now!" - Michael and Anika
"Great trip - Best experience ever! One more thing to cross off the bucket list now! 5 stars!" - Christine Kellner & Matt Filer
23/09/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.6oC
 
Depth: 11.2m
 
Visibility: 3m
 
Number of Sharks: 13 + 10 
 
Conditions: Beautiful clear skies, Little to no wind or swell throughout the day. 
Our first trip launched from Gansbaai harbour this morning due to low tides inhibiting use of our local harbour in Kleinbaai. The trip around Danger point was lovely and calm however, and we even spotted some Southern Right Whales on the way to the dive site! Once ancored down we had almost no time to wait before our first of many sharks appeared around the boat and started to awe and amaze our guests for the duration of the trip! Some truely fantastic sharks visited Slashfin on this trip, with almost no breaks in activity! The second trip of the day left from Kleinbaai and were incredibly lucky to encounter a Southern Right and her calf who was a Brindled Right Whale! Definitly started this trip on a very high note with this abnormal sighting off Slashfin! The Sharks were only slightly less present than on the first trip, still giving the crew and passengers on our cage diving boat some really amazing views. Day's like today are always reminding us all just how amazing our marine life is!
 
 
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