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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 Trip 17 June 2012 - Fathers day | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Sunday, June 17, 2012 |  0 Comment Tags: Fathers day, shark cage diving,

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Location: Channel Mouth
SST: 14.6 Celcius
Visibility: 6m
No sharks: 13

Today we had predominently male sharks - perhaps they knew it was fathers day! Due to a North westerly wind picking up we were limited as to where we could dive , so we setlled on anchor in lthe lee of Dyer island just outside the mouth of Shark Alley. It seems that some of the sharks we have been working with on the adjacent side of the island days before, made the same decision.. much to our delight! We saw a nice range of sizes with smaller sub adult sharks beginning the trip and larger sharks up to 4 meters long ending the trip for us. Everyone had plenty of dive time, most people dived twice! Our very own ecologist Nicola Stellueto was joined by his father on board who thoroughly enjoyed the view from the spacious top deck of our vessel Slashfin (see pics below). Another special Dyer Island winters trip!

If you are looking to get up close and personal with the great white shark then Great White 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 online with us and get a free video of your encounter with the world’s apex predator.

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