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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 04 November 2014

Wednesday, November 05, 2014 |  0 Comment Tags: Gansbaai, Great White Shark, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, south africa,

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 Guest comments:  "Very well organised trip. Sharks were awesome!" - Anna and Adam Birch

 
"Awesome! Great, friendly staff and saw sharks! Great!" - Heather Nahr
 
"Fun & Exciting! Great staff!" - Ruth and Freddie
 
04/11/2014
 
Location: Joubertsdam
 
Water Temperature: 14.7oC
 
Depth: 10.8m
 
Visibility: 2m
 
Number of Sharks: 3
 
Conditions: Clear skies and sunny, somewhat choppy seas due to slight swell and high winds.
 
Sunny skies greeted our divers as we headed to our dive site in slightly rough seas. There was a bit of a wait once we had ancored down, but once we got our first shark of the day everyone forgot about that waiting period! A very little shark stayed around the boat initially, making some great passes for our first group of cage divers, and giving some great views for everyone on the boat as well. This shark didnt stay with us unfortunately, and we did have a bit of a lul in shark activity mid trip. But then for our final cage we had a much larger shark we've been seeing around recently appear by the boat, who was abit more active and even gave a fantastic half breach! All round a better than average day at sea. And definitly a great way to start off the week!
 
 
 
 
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