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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 29 October 2013 (Trip1) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Alison Towner, Great white sharks,

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Location: JoubertsDam
Conditions: Calm and Cloudy
Sea surface temperature: 15°C
Visibility: 6m
No of Sharks: 11

On leaving Kleinbaai harbour we arrived at our anchor location to find a thick layer of mist caused by the windless conditions. After a short wait, the first shark appeared, which was a small distinctive individual known as "Little Lumpy" by the crew. Despite the grey conditions, our water visibility remained very clear from the cage and all our divers got excellent close passes of sharks. "Maureen" and "Dorien", two satellite tagged females paid us a brief visit along with two even larger >4.5m TL females. All in all, the trip was wonderful and well timed because just as we left the wind began to pick up from the west making the inshore conditions uncomfortable!
 


















 
If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White Shark Cage 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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