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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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World Ocean Day 2024 with Marine Dynamics and Dyer Island Conservation Trust

Saturday, June 08, 2024 | 0 Comments Category: General

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

World Ocean Day 2024 with Marine Dynamics and Dyer Island Conservation Trust

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Birkenhead Commemoration 26 February 2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 0 Comments Category: en

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

On Monday, February 26, 2024, we had another beautiful commemoration early in the morning, with the Marine Dynamics vessels Dream Catcher and Slashfin setting sail to the exact spot where the Birkenhead still lies in her final resting place, to say a little prayer and think about the more than 400 lives lost on that quiet, pitch-black February morning.

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Marine Dynamics Awarded Three Blue Flag Certifications

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | 0 Comments Category: General

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

WESSA's Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards 2023/2024
Recognizing excellence in sustainable coastal management.

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Promoting the Overberg to the world at World Travel Market Africa 2023

Thursday, April 06, 2023 | 0 Comments Category: General

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The Marine Dynamics team attended this year's World Travel Market at the CTICC from 3 – 5 April, promoting the Overberg to over 6000 travel industry professionals who attended Africa’s leading exhibition for both inbound and outbound African travel and tourism markets

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When Conservation and Creativity come together…

Thursday, February 02, 2023 | 0 Comments Category: General

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

The Financial Mail AdFocus Creative Challenge is an annual competition that invites advertising agencies to create a full-page tactical print for a client, based on the current, fast-paced news cycle. Our advertising agency, OnlyKind, decided it was an opportunity that was too good to miss. 

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Shark Week 2022 ft Dickie Chivell, Alison Towner, and Michelle Jewell

Friday, July 22, 2022 | 0 Comments Category: General

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

Shark Week 2022 ft Dickie Chivell, Alison Towner, and Michelle Jewell.

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.

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