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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 17 January 2013 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Thursday, January 17, 2013 |  1 Comment Tags: Nicola Stelluto, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Excellent, Great Staff, Great Boat, Great Food, Great Sightings. What an Adventure!” Hendrik and Chrissy.

“Amazing! Loved every second and all staff were really friendly. I’ll be telling everyone to do this! Thank you :)!” Kelly and Jessie.

“What an amazing experience! All went so well! Staff was great, boat was incredible and shark sightings were astonishing! Thank you guys, you ROCK!” Andre.

Location: Dam
Water Temperature: 14.8 'C
Depth: 8.2m
Visibility: 4.0m
Number of Sharks: 6
Conditions: Overcast and calm, with a touch of fog.

A special thank you has to be given to the powers that be for giving us such an amazing day with spectacular visibility. We could see the sharks in Full HD from the cage and even some of our crew got the opportunity to get in the cage and see what the hype was about. We had a large seal in our chum line playing with it catch, which seemed to be a large Snoek. Another interesting sighting was that of a Juvenile Kelp Gull barely escaping an attack from a Great White Shark. The Gull lay motionless for some time before it suddenly jumped up and made its getaway! A great day...
 

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Shark Diving in Gansbaai, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.

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