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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 Blog 8 May 2017

Monday, May 08, 2017 |  0 Comment Tags: Cape fur seal, Gansbaai, Geyser Rock, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving, White Shark,

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)
Marine Dynamics is a Shark Cage Diving company based in Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as a hotspot for the Great White Shark and the best place in the world to see and dive with these iconic creatures in their natural environment.

Guest comment:

“Very well organised and conducted. Very helpful crew.” – Birje Family

“Great and helpful staff. Very knowledgeable about sharks and orcas. Thank you for an awesome trip!” – Tayler

 

08/05/2017

Location: Dyer Island                                                                                                                                                             

Water Temperature: 12.5°C

Depth: 19.7

Visibility: 2 m

Number of Sharks: 0

Conditions: partly cloudy and some swell

Today has been another sad day for all the shark lovers. All the cage diving companies in town have been without luck to see a white shark. After launching from Kleinbaai harbour we were heading straight to our winter dive site to chum for the apex predator, the white shark. Before dropping the anchor we had a quick look at the Cape fur seal colony on Geyser Rock. We have been chumming for three hours, but haven’t been rewarded with some sharks today. We definitely don’t give up and hope to see them back in our bay soon.


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