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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 21 September 2012

Saturday, September 22, 2012 |  0 Comment Tags: shark cage diving,

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Guest comment: “Fantastic! Sorry about the tears and thanks for your support! Yay I did it :)!” Neil and Kris.

“I will suggest this to everyone at home, well done!” Theo.

“Excellent! Well managed and a great experience!” Rod.

21/09/2012
Location: Dam
Water Temperature: 15.1 'C
Depth: 12.4m
Visibility: 5m
Number of Sharks: 10
Conditions: Light rains.

Despite the light rains which we had to endure at the start of our trip, the weather wasn’t too bad at all. The seas were calm and the winds were very mild, great conditions for a shark dive. Some of our younger divers were a bit reluctant at first to dive with such large animals, but I am very glad to say that our youngest client, Holly, did make it into the cage eventually! Well done to her and to all others who conquered their fears. “Prop scar shark” made an appearance at the very end when we were hoisting the cage out of the water. We had three sharks that were around the 4 meter mark and the fact that the visibility was good made it even better. An awesome day...
 

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