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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 22 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, October 23, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments:  "Awesome! Great fun, great staff and great shark!" - 

Sarah and Jo
 
"worth every minute of the trip!" - Michael and Maria
 
"Great dive, staff excellent. Awesome!"- John and Chris
 
22/10/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 14.6oC
 
Depth: 12.5m
 
Visibility: 3.5m
 
Number of Sharks: 3 + 1
 
Conditions: Flat seas with little to no swell or wind, beautiful clear skies as well made for a gorgeous day at sea.
 
The first trip out on Slashfin today had a long wait for our sharks. Finally being rewarded with a small juvinile shark, followed by Nemo! Always nice to see this shark again, although abnormally she was quite quiet today, really relaxed, in contrast to her usual active self! The second trip was much more rounded in terms of shark activity. After almost no time since getting to the dive site we had our shark around the boat, who then stayed with us throughout the trip! A very active female White Shark she was, making some beautiful passes and breaches around the boat, showing all our divers and guests on board alike just how amazing these creatures are. Was a real pleasure to have this shark around the boat!
 
 
 
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