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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 23 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Friday, October 24, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments:  "Even though no sharks, still saw some amazing things (Whales) and had a great time!" - Lauren and Ron

"Great experience. Well organised and fun crew, pity about the no show on sharks, but will definitly come back. Great organisation!" - Dharme & Yulin
 
"Unlucky to not see too many sharks. But a good day out in all. Great staff & food. More sharks next time please! Haha"- 
 
23/10/2014
 
Location: Geldsteen
 
Water Temperature: 15.6oC
 
Depth: 19.6m
 
Visibility: 2m
 
Number of Sharks: 1
 
Conditions: Calm seas with little wind, overcast but still a warm day.
 
Our trip out today was very slow in regards to shark activity. We were lucky to see whales quite often off of Slashfin however, even seeing one breaching on our drive back to the harbor. The sharks however were mostly non-existent today, keeping away from our shark boat almost completely, the only sighting being brief of one shark and then no more for the trip. Unfortunate but that's how it is some times when we're working with nature! Show's you can never predict what's going to happen when working with Great White Sharks in the wild!
 
 
 
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