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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 Daily Trip 13 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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13/10/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 15.2oC
 
Depth: 10.7m
 
Visibility: 2m
 
Number of Sharks: 1 + 2
 
Conditions: A little bit of wind causing a somewhat choppy sea, but skies that cleared as the day went on.
 
The first trip of the day today only had one shark... but that was all we needed! The shark around Slashfin this trip was a decent sized female, who kept the crew and the guests both in awe of her for the entire trip! Tirelessly going for the baitline and the decoy, this shark was definitly all we needed today as she jumped and gave some fantastic passes infront the cage for our divers! The second trip saw more sharks, but was not as lucky. The female from the first trip was there initially, but she finally got bored with us and moved on, leaveing us to abit of a wait for our second shark, who was smaller, but active enough that it kept us all happy at the end of the trip, after having some really great passes! 
 
 
 
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