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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 26 January 2019 | Cage Diving South Africa

Saturday, January 26, 2019 |  0 Comment Tags: cage dive, Cape Town, Copper shark, great white, Kleinbaai, Marine Dynamics, shark, south africa, 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 comments: “This was incredible!! The best experience to be had in South Africa! Keep up the good work guys!” – Richard

“Seeing sharks so close was unforgettable. Awesome Crew!” – Anna

“Really good day with a good and caring team. Well organised and generous on the explanations!” – Anais

26/01/2019

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 19.9°C

Depth: 7.6m  

Visibility: 1m

Conditions:  A bit blustery but calm seas and some lovely sunshine

We headed out bright and early this morning in search of the sharks! We arrived at our dive site and prepped the cage, while our divers started to change into their suits. But pretty soon we got copper sharks around the cage, and our divers were eager to check them out from the sharks perspective! We had some stunning close passes by the cage and even a couple of breaches from some of the copper sharks! Remember sharks don’t have knees so they don’t jump, but the breach the surface of the water!! The stingrays joined us again on this trip which is always magnificent to witness their shear size! After excellent shark activity through out the trip and some incredibly happy divers we headed back to the white house for soup!

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