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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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Daily Blog 26 April 2015 (Trip 1 + 2) | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |  0 Comment Tags: Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, sharks gansbaai,

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)
Marine Dynamics is a Shark Cage Diving company based in Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as a hotspot for the Great White Shark and the best place in the world to see and dive with these iconic creatures in their natural environment.

Guest Comments:

“We Absolutely LOVED IT!! Big thank you to the amazing crew, it was a privilege to take part in this!” – Mike, Andrew & Tyan

“Thanks so much it was an amazing experience!” – Barbara

26-04-2015

Location:  
Joubertsdam

Water Temperature:
12.3C

Depth:
10.7m

Visibility:
4m

Number of Sharks: 13
Conditions:  A Beautiful day with lots of sunshine and no wind

Today was an amazing day from start till end. The weather was perfect with lots of sunshine and almost no wind. On our way to Joubertsdam we spotted a pod of Common dolphins so we moved a little bit closer. The dolphins swam up to the boat and seemed to enjoy the waves that it created. The pod consisted of 40 to 50 individuals, including a mother and her baby. After spending 10 minutes with the dolphins we headed further towards our dive site and we were surprised to see hundreds of box jellyfish. We were not very fortunate at our first anchor so we moved locations and sharks started to show up quickly. We could see them coming from far as the visibility was incredible. Everyone managed to see lots of sharks from the cage but the view from the top deck was also amazing as we saw quite some breaches. We ended up seeing 13 different sharks varying in length from 2.6m to 4.3m.

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

 

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