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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 South Africa | Daily Trip 06 November 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, November 06, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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Guest comments:  "We had a great time. Thank you. It was all very well organised and everybody knew their stuff!" - Sophie and Jamie Longmore

"Great experience & really friendly staff and crew! Thanks!" - Jo Taylor

"Had a wonderful time, many thanks!" - Julie Pike

06/11/2014
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 13.9oC
Depth: 9.4m
Visibility: 1-2m
Number of Sharks: 3 + 1
Conditions: Calm waters in the morning but wind and swell picked up to a choppy sea in the afternoon. Clear skies throughout the day.

This morning's trip left from Gansbaai harbor to a beautiful flat sea, quite in contrast to the sea the second trip left to, which was definitly much rougher, with an increased wind and swell! The sharks were also in contrast between trips today, some slower activity in the morning, although more sharks visited the boat. Some nice passes from one small juvenile initially, but not quite the activity that we got on the second trip. With some really great passes right infront the cage, and some awesome breaches as well, the guests on our second trip definitly had some fantastic luck! Just goes to show once again, trips out to see our Great Whites are never as you'd expect them to be!

 
 
 
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.
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