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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 21 October 2014 (Trip1+2)

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments: "Always a pleasure to dive with MD  - the staff, crew and sharks are all amazing! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" - Anna Wolfson

 
"Great crew and staff. Everyone was helpful. It was 2 hours or so of waiting but when we did see sharks (2 of them) it was wonderful!" - Jay & Saira Nijjar
 
"A long wait for sharks but definitly worth it!"- Frank & Eva
 
21/10/2014
 
Location: Geldsteen
 
Water Temperature: 14.6oC
 
Depth: 13.5m
 
Visibility: 3.5m
 
Number of Sharks: 2 + 3
 
Conditions: Calm seas with although windy, cloudy skies at first but that parted for a beautiful sunny afternoon.
 
With a day off sea yesterday and shark activity being slow the last few trips we ventured out on Slashfin, unsure what to expect. The Shark activity again was very slow on the first trip, but five minutes before calling it a miss trip we had two fantastic, active sharks appear around the boat! Turning the trip around amazingly these couple sharks made some great passes by the cage and did an all round fantastic job keeping everyone very happy! The second trip was an exclusive with more crew than volenteers and more volenteers than clients! Luckily the sharks hung around the area, from the first trip, and even were joined by another, all being fantastically active and coming very close to the cage, showing off the magisty that is the Great White Shark!
 
 
 
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