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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 21 September 2022 | Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |  0 Comment Tags: Boat tour, bronze whaler shark, Cape fur seal, Gansbaai, Kleinbaai, Marine Dynamics, shark cage diving,

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:

" Wonderful experience, with a fantastic crew! Thank you!"
- Jean & Lisa

" We had a great day, the crew does a great job.
Everything is well organized... Thank you so much"
- Kim & Ben



21/09/2022

Location: 
Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temp: Moderate

Visibility: Poor

Sightings: Bronze whalers, Cape Fur seal, Southern right whale

Trip 1.

Bronze whaler sharks

The Bronze whalers came so close !

Bronze whaler sharks
Beautiful colouration!


Our divers had so much fun!

Bronze whaler sharks
Here you can see the nictitating membrane covering the eye of this Bronze whaler to protect it!


We also had a cape fur seal around!

All the way from Malaysia.

Bronze whaler sharks
We love them!!!

Cape fur seal just relaxing.


Thanks for joining us!




Trip 2.


We had such a nice start with our bronzies today!

Bronze whaler
And even a few seals came to join.

Bronze Whaler shark, South Africa
Coming nice and close


Nice view from the cage and the boat.


And how lucky are we?! Sevengill shark coming to join us!

Shark Cage Diving, South Africa
Thanks to all who joined us today!



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