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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 10 February 2017 (Trip 1) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

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Guest comment: “Even though no sharks today the whole staff, volunteers and process was very informative and helpful. See you next time...maybe Winter!” - Mr + Mrs Attamulla

“We loved this experience! Unfortunately we didn't see any sharks, but it was also AWESOME!” - Irmeu's Group

“Shame not to see sharks but atleast got into cage to overcome fear of water, you can't predict nature!” - Adrian

10/02/2017

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 16.8'C

Depth: 8.1m

Visibility: 2.0m

Number of Sharks: 0

Conditions: Clear skies with an increasing wind and swell as day went on.

We headed out later this morning with our first and only group of the day in the hopes that today would be more successful than yesterday. Unfortunately it was not so and much like yesterday we did not have any White shark sightings. We would like to extend a big thank you to the guests that joined us today, for your patience and understanding.

We would also like to wich a very Happy Birthday to Randy, who not only joined us today for his birthday but was also on board yesterday in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the Great White shark. We hope to see you back here in the future to fullfill your dream of seeing this animal.

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