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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 27 August 2017 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, August 27, 2017 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

An early start again this morning, but dolphins!

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Daily Blog 26 August 2017 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, August 26, 2017 | 0 Comments

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If our guests for the first trip had hoped for a sleep in this Saturday they were in for a surprise...

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Daily Blog 25 August 2017 | Cage Diving South Africa

Friday, August 25, 2017 | 0 Comments

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It was great to be back on sea after three days off, we hoped the White sharks felt the same way...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving Daily Blog 24 August 2017 | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, September 24, 2017 | 0 Comments

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It was great to be back on the water after two days off with some storms and unfavourable conditions moving through the area...

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Daily Blog 21 August 2017 | Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, August 21, 2017 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

After a lovely sunrise on the way out to the shallows this morning, it wasn’t too long before our first shark appeared...

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Daily Blog 20 August 2017 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Sunday, August 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

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We launched bleary eyed and in semi darkness this morning from Gansbaai harbour and made our way around Danger Point to be met with the sight of two Southern Right whales frolicking in the light from the rising sun...

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