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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 Gansbaai | Daily Trip 02 August 2014 (Trip1+2)

Saturday, August 09, 2014 | 0 Comments

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The skies looked like threatening rain this morning as we headed into the Shallows, however there was no need to worry as this soon cleared to reveal a beautiful day...

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White Shark Diving Gansbaai | Daily Trip 01 August 2014 (Trip1+2)

Saturday, August 09, 2014 | 0 Comments

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We had an overcast sky hanging over our heads this morning as we headed out and it seemed to be affecting the sharks moods as it took us close to two hours to see our first shark...

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Great White Shark Diving South Africa | Daily Trip 31 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, August 07, 2014 | 0 Comments

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The sharks were out and about this morning with only a 30 minute wait for our first shark to arrive, a 3.0m female we have been seeing around the boat a lot lately...

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Cage Diving South Africa | Daily Trip 30 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, August 07, 2014 | 0 Comments

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Wow, what a day! The past few days we have had trouble with weather conditions and also with finding the sharks however today we saw a complete turnaround...

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Shark Diving South Africa | Daily Trip 29 July 2014 (Trip1+2)

Thursday, August 07, 2014 | 0 Comments

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We set out for our dive site in the shallows nice and early this morning.  Our first shark arrived approximately 30 minutes after arriving...

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Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa | Daily Trip 28 July 2014 (Trip1,2+3)

Monday, July 28, 2014 | 0 Comments

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Good morning Kleinbaai! We headed out nice and early this morning with the sun rising beautifully as we arrived at our dive site in the shallows. We had lovely conditions today ...

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