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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 February 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 |  0 Comment Tags: cage dive, Copper shark, Great White Shark, 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: “Crew, volunteers and ground staff were amazing- very informative!” – Celeste

“Very informative, got close to some bronze whalers!!” – Michelle

“Such a great day, we saw bronze whalers and the crew did all they could bring them in!” – Jake & Paige

26/02/2019

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: 15.6°C

Depth: 7.5m

Visibility: 1m

Conditions: Cloudy to start and the rain held off for the trip gentle swell

We launched a little later to avoid the rain today and it paid off! We anchored up in the shallows today and we had copper sharks pretty quickly. The first cage got some excellent activity and everyone managed to see the sharks from the boat today. Unfortunately the activity for the rest of the trip tailed off a little, but we still had fun out on the water, where we played a bit of shark cage quiz! We learned a great deal about the sharks and the area and even got a quick sighting of a cheeky cape fur seal around the boat. With the sun coming out we even got to enjoy some afternoon sun. With some happy cage divers we headed back to the harbour in some lovely sunshine.

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