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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 trip 02 February 2013 (Trip2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Monday, February 04, 2013 | 0 Comments

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An absolutely beautiful day on sea with perfect sunshine and very active sharks indeed! The star of the show yet again was 'Aussie' the large active male shark! Visibility improved to about 7 meters providing excellent dive conditions for our guests!...

 

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Daily trip 03 February (Trip2) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Monday, February 04, 2013 | 0 Comments

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The big guy returned for the second day running; he truly is a massive white shark and definitely a mature male with HUGE claspers...

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Daily trip 02 February 2013 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, February 02, 2013 | 0 Comments

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This male must have been close to 5 meters in length, was girthy and was definitely keen on our bait!! He passed close by the cage (which was dawarfed by him), opened his jaws wide and circled over and over. This was an awesome trip...!

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Daily trip 01 February 2013 (Trip 1&2) | Cage Diving South Africa

Saturday, February 02, 2013 | 0 Comments

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A stunning day on sea with flat calm, sunny conditions and a very active male shark we named 'Aussie'. He stole the show on both morning and afternoon trips!...

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Daily trip 31 January 2013 | Shark Diving South Africa

Saturday, February 02, 2013 | 0 Comments

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Last trip of what has been an extremely successful month aboard Slashfin. Once again the sharks were in good form and we even had good visibility too...

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Daily trip 30 January (Trip 2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Thursday, January 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

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News that the sharks had been slow came to us before we launched but there was hope that Slashfin had seen some good sharks just before they left. We were very lucky today!!

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