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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 12th October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments: "Super friendly staff and a great day on the boat, despite slow sharks!" - Dana Schoewe

"Great! Attentive and informative staff!"- J Fakes
"Thanks so much, it was great! Wo Wo!!" - Ailie
 
12/10/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 16oC
 
Depth: 9.8m
 
Visibility: 1m
 
Number of Sharks: 2 + 2
 
Conditions: A little bit of chop on the seas but beautiful clear skies throughout the day.
 
Our sharks were abit slow today to start off, the first trip not having much luck at all for the majority of the trip. Towards the third quarter of the trip however, a shark we've only seen once before (on yesterday's trip) made an appearence at the boat, and was proptly named 'Saviour' by our crew as it really turned the trip around! Some really fantastic, enthusiastic passes at the cage and attempts on the bait and decoy lines picked the mood of the trip right up, and left us with some very happy clients! The second trip lacked such a savior however, with some consistently slow activity our clients only had afew glimpses of our Great Whites, and when we moved anchor we had a brief moment of activity, but then the sharks left us wanting more. Still, we are always lucky when we do see one of these amazing creatures! Days like this just serve to remind us what it's like when we work with creatures in the wild, you never know what to expect! 
 
 
 
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