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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 02 September 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

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:

"Awesome sightings! Great food, thanks fro an awesome day!" - Rob & Deb

"It was great! Super crew! Awesome animals" - Lisa & Lukas

"It is amazing to see everyone so passionate in doing the job. The team was wonderful and we're happy to have come." - Florence

Sightings: Great White sharks and Bronze whalers

Water temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Poor

Weather conditions: A bit swelly but warm and sunny



Clampy is back at it!


Just showing off her beauty to the divers and the ones on the boat


Stunning sightings


Peeking out to check what's going on there


4.5 m - almost as big as the cage


Hello everyone!


And once again we had some incredible sightings of our beautiful Bronzies


Ventral side of a great white shark


Bye guys, was nice meeting you! Come back again!


A golden start to our second trip as we experienced Bronze whaler activity from start to end of trip


It took the entire trip for our first Great White shark turned up, this female very interested in a piece of kelp


Smiles all around from our Cape Town and Johannesburg visitors


Another new Great White shark arrival for the trip, a smaller, feisty male


That stunning, unique dorsal fin that allows us to monitor these individuals


Excitment rising before taking that plunge into the cage and the underwater world of sharks


The male White shark making an approach nice and close to the boat


Another successful trip with a great group of visitors

Extremely excited cage divers getting super close to some copper sharks!

A beautiful bronze whaler close the corner divers.

A copper shark gliding in the shallows.

A happy sunny afternoon with the sharks!

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Shark Diving in South Africa, and more specifically with Marine Dynamics, is a once-in-a-lifetime experience you won’t want to miss. Book and pay online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.


 

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