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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 09 March 2020 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

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:

"Fantastic day out. Learnt a lot, staff very informative." - Neil

"Marvellous staff. Professional all the way!" - Edwin

"Fantastic. Very nice and profesional staff" - Oscar

09/03/2020

Location: Joubertsdam

Water temperature: Low

Visibility: Low

Sightings: Great White shark, Bronze whalers and a Cape fur seal


A tiny seal pup making us all go 'aaawww" in the beginning of the trip


Definitely enjoyed our attention


Some bronzies giving us some nice close passes


Beautiful bronze colour on this copper shark


Some lucky divers getting a shark just next to them


Thank you all for joining us!


We spotted this beauty as she approached on the surface, dove and boom, hit the surface in front of the cage


An estimated 4.5m female Great White shark, such a stunning sighting and such a lucky group


Time to take the plunge for this group visiting from the United States of America


A slightly eerie day with overcast skies, making for a perfect back drop for this White shark encounter


Then the Bronze whaler sharks appeared, making some incredibly close passes by the cage


Dive done and dusted for these South African gents


That lovely Bronze whaler elongated upper tail lobe swishing by


A big thank you to all our guests who braved the rain, chilly conditions and sharks! We hope you enjoyed

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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