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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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Cage Diving South Africa | Daily Trip 1 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, October 02, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comment: "Fantastic day with 13 sharks! Staff was very knowledgeable & helpful, would not have been the same without them!" - Christ & Nolleen Mitchel

"Truely amazing, once in a life time experience. First class crew & day, Thanks! !"- Denise & Vinny Lupinski
 
"Such an amazing time, this is one of the greatest things I have done in my life!" - Erin Hilsenhoff
 
01/10/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 16.3oC
 
Depth: 10.2m
 
Visibility: 2m
 
Number of Sharks: 13 + 12
 
Conditions: Beautiful clear skies, low swells and only moderate winds throughout the trip!
 
The first trip met early in the morning, expecting a rainy start to the trip, but was pleasently surprised by the sunny conditions that greeted us when we launched! The sharks today also matched the weather, being fantastic throughout the trip with some great passes by alot of smaller Great White Sharks being very active throughout the trip! The second trip had the opposite however, with some truely amazing passes by a number of big sharks (around 4 meters) keeping our guests and crew amazed for most of the trip! Truely Fantastic! A really great day at sea, especially considering we had all expected some wet and rainy weather! Showing us once again we can never know what's gonna happen on board Slashfin!
 
 
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