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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 10 December 2013 (Trip1+2) | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |  0 Comment Tags: Great White Shark, Helen Pattullo, shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Fantastic experience, enjoyable + safe. Staff very caring, knowledgeable + should be commended for a great job. Thanks!” – Trevor, Lauren, Candice + Antonia

“Best experience, great staff, awesome fish! Wonderful experience!” – Lisa + Tony

“An amazing experience and great helpful and friendly staff. Thank you” – Shona + Adam

10/12/2013
Location: Joubertsdam
Water Temperature: 12.2'C
Depth: 9.01m
Visibility: 4.0m
Number of Sharks: 7+10
Conditions: Overcast + windy

The colder water temperatures were a trade off today for the fantastic visibility! Over the past two days we’ve had the best visibility we’ve seen in a while, a welcome sight indeed. The sharks were quick with their arrival again, and it was shark after shark swimming around the cage. For the most part they were staying just underneath the surface of the water, but we did have two smaller sharks on the feisty side, lunging for the decoy and bait line. We had lots of large females giving us up close passes throughout the trips, including “Maureen” the satellite tagged shark who was our largest visitor today at roughly 4.5m. Hopefully this awesome visibility stays with us for a while...   


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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