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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 28 September 2014 (Trip1+2)

Monday, September 29, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comment: "Great experience, staff friendly and helpful. Thank you!" - Gary & Sharon

"Can't believe how many sharks we saw, from small ones to large ones! Great experience. Thank you!"- Melissa & Geoff
"Fantastic experience! Really good crew and Instructor!" - Gary Todd
 
28/09/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.7oC
 
Depth: 9.9m
 
Visibility: 1.5m
 
Number of Sharks: 14 + 9
 
Conditions: High winds, increasing as the day went on. Otherwise calm seas and little cloud cover in the morning, more overcast in the afternoon. 
 
The first trip of the day launched early in the morning and headed to our dive site as the sun crept around what little clouds were in the sky. After a short wait our first shark made an appearence around the boat, and was soon joined by a number of others! Throughout the trip the sharks were fickle in their presence around the boat, but a large female later joined us and hung around the boat being very active and giving some fantastic passes! The second trip was abit delayed as our return to the harbor was set back due to low tides, but the sharks on this trip, while smaller, were much more active and present around the boat, making for a really fantastic trip! All round a really Great (White) Trip!
 
 
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