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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 25 June 2019 | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

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! Enjoyed all of the facts that were given to us.." – Kayla

"Best part of my trip this far and a top 10 lifetime memory. Thank you. Great crew! " – Ayda

"Unforgettable experience! Thank you! " – Francesca & Alessio

25/06/2019

Sightings:  Great White Sharks, Bronze whalers, Short tailed stingray

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Poor

We started our trip with a ride out facing easterly wind. Once we got to our dive location we started waiting for the sharks to arrive. Everyone changed into their wetsuits back on land so that was out of the way. And couple of minutes after we started the chum process, the first shark appeared, it was a juvenile white shark at about 2.4m, quickly going for the bait. Any white shark is a white shark but it is always so impressive to see a large specimen, which we managed to do: our second shark of the trip was a 4.5 female, named Clampy. She was extremely fast and sneaky today going for the baits from deep down below. Everyone was lucky enough to see her underwater. An unexpected sighting of the day , however, was a Giant Petrel sitting on the water just infront of the cage. And just as the last cage were about to come out we got ourselves a completely new shark that we haven’t seen yet in our area! It was a 3.8m female white shark, swimming at some incredible speeds!! What a day out at sea! Happy and excited we headed back to the harbour looking forward to warming up with some nice hot soup.

 

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