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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 12 March 2023 | 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:

"Great trip! we really appreciate the background knowledge & information." - Brad & Krista

"Amazing trip! Thanks for the great hospitality." - Alek & Tamara

"Absolutely amazing and unreal. Staff were super friendly and informative. 10/10 would definitely do again" - Nelia


12/03/2023

Location: 
Gansbaai, South Africa

Dive site: Joubertsdam

Water temp: Moderate

Visibility: Low

Sightings: Bronze Whaler sharks, Sunfish (Mola Mola), Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins

Trip Summary: All three trips today enjoyed some great action from the brilliant Bronze Whaler sharks. The sharks came quickly and stuck around for the duration of our time out at sea. On two of our trips, we were lucky enough to spot a Mola Mola (Sunfish) on the way to our dive site. There was even an extremely fortunate sighting of some Humpback dolphins on trip 2. A big thank you to everyone who joined us, it was a pleasure having you on board!



Trip 1.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Storm Petrels, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, South Africa

Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Box Jellyfish, South Africa

shark cage diving, South Africa

Mola Mola, South Africa

Shark cage diving, South Africa

Trip 2.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

shark cage diving, south africa

shark cage diving, South Africa

Trip 3.

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

Bronze whaler shark, South Africa

shark cage diving, South Africa


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