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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 sharks scarcity in Gansbaai January 2016

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

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On January 1st 2016, after an incredible December, white shark sightings began to slow down in Gansbaai. Cage diving operators are returning from sea reporting no sightings of white sharks despite extensive attempts to find them, for over a week. There are eight companies each trying different parts of the bay daily. Many speculative statements get thrown about whenever drops in the shark’s numbers occur. Therefore, we have attempted to address some real possibilities...

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Minister of Tourism goes shark cage diving with Marine Dynamics

Friday, December 18, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Never too old to do adventure tourism...

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MARINE DYNAMICS AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET 3-5 Nov 2015

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | 0 Comments

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World Travel Market (WTM) in London is the leading global marketing event for the travel industry and attracts over 50 000 visitors from 186 countries...

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PRESS RELEASE:Marine Dynamics Shark Tours wins National Lilizela Award

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Marine Dynamics Shark Tours is very excited to have won the National Lilizela Tourism Award for Best Visitor Experience: Marine Adventure...

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Marine Dynamic recieves provincial Lilizela Award

Friday, September 11, 2015 | 0 Comments

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Best Marine Adventure in the Western Cape...

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The Polish Shark Lover

Wednesday, July 08, 2015 | 0 Comments

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The first time she watched the American action thriller movie, Jaws, she was only 10 years old. ‘And the movie was not frightening at all” says Zaneta. That was the beginning of her love affair with great white sharks. She came all the way from Poland for shark cage diving with Marine Dynamics. She booked 5 consecutive days of shark cage diving trips and went into the cage 9 times in total...

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