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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 June 2022 | 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.

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"Once in a lifetime experience! Enhanced further by the guide and crew. THANK YOU :) xxx" - Laura

"Guide and boat crew were fantastic! Super friendly and knowledgeable. Great experience! Will recommend." - Ale, Sam & Dan

"Amazing experience and fantastic crew. Thank you so much :) " - Kerry


26/06/2022

Location: Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temp: Moderate

Visibility: Moderate

Sightings: Great White sharks, Bronze Whaler sharks, Short-tail stingray


Trip 1.

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
We had to exercise a little patience while waiting for the sharks to arrive today but once they came they certainly didn't dissappoint!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
This beautiful female Great White shark came nice and close to the cage.

shark cage diving, South Africa
Big smiles from inside the cage today!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
We were very fortunate with our shark sightings today!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
Smiling for the camera!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
The Great White sharks put on an incredible display for us today!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
Such a special sight.

shark cage diving, South Africa
The water was on the chillier side, but the sharks were definitely worth it!

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
Our second Great White shark of this trip was a little over 3 meters.

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
Check out those eyes!

shark cage diving, South Africa
All the way from the USA!

Bronze Whaler shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
We also witnessed some spectacular Bronze Whaler shark activity!

Bronze Whaler shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
The beautifully calm Bronze Whaler sharks made many passes by the cage for our divers!

shark cage diving, South Africa
Thumbs up from Jan, all the way from Germany!

shark cage diving, South Africa
We also had many Mullets around the boat.

Great White shark, shark cage diving, South Africa
That's all for trip 1 today! A massive thank you to all of our guests who joined us for their shark cage diving experience, it was a pleasure having you on board!

Trip 2.

Great white shark

we started out with some Great white shark action!!


Also two Short-tail Stingrays

Great white shark

What a beauty!


So much fun and adrenaline!!

Great white shark
So close to our divers!



Bronze whaler shark
We also got to see a few Bronze whaler sharks!


So big!





Bronze whaler shark

Look at that beautiful coloration!




What a great trip we had!


And that's it for trip two! Thanks for joining us!











 

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