open
<
1/7
  • 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.

>

Sharkwatch SA Blog

Book Now

Injured Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin | 10 March 2014

Thursday, March 12, 2015 |  0 Comment

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.

The crew on Slasfhin were surprised when they came across an injured Bottlenose dolphin that sustained an injury through a possible shark encounter. The dolphin was spotted from our shark cage diving vessel in close proximity of Dyer Island. It appeared that the individual did not want to interact with us, so we moved along to the island.

A similar incident was reported a few years back. Read more here: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3957/056.040.0212

We would like to request that anyone who spots the dolphin should please inform us as we would like to follow its progress.

Please contact us via email at anwynn@sharkwatchsa.com or the Dyer Island Conservation Trust office@dict.org.za

comments powered by Disqus