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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 Daily Trip 11 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Saturday, October 11, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments: "Amazing, experience of a lifetime. Thank you very much!" - Sean, Yesim, Ben, Ella Flaherty

"Nice experience, hopefully we can come back soon!"- Ruy and Antonio
"Really cool, the shark passed right in front of me! Really nice!" - Fabio Gouw
 
11/10/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 16.2oC
 
Depth: 9.75m
 
Visibility: 1m
 
Number of Sharks: 1 + 2
 
Conditions: Choppy seas due to high wind, cloudy in the morning but clear skies into the afternoon.
 
A day off yesterday due to very large swells, but today we were right back on it! The first trip headed out to the dive site and had a bit of a wait before our first shark showed up, but that didn't lower the mood and when our shark did appear around the boat all our guests on board were thrilled and excited! The second trip of the day saw some more white shark activity, with the same little shark makeing a few appearences around the boat, but the real crowd-pleaser being the second shark who appeared towards the end of the trip. Slightly larger and very scratched up, this shark was very active in his attempts on the bait line, and gave our guests on the boat some really fantastic passes and views! It goes to show, even when the sharks are 'slow', our great whites never disappoint!
 
 
 
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