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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 26 August 2019 | Shark Diving South Africa

Monday, August 26, 2019 |  0 Comment Category: Daily Trips Tags: bronze whaler, cage dive, Cape Town, Copper shark, great white, Kleinbaai, south africa, Southern Right Whale, White Shark,

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: 

"Fantastic trip, thank you for all your hard work!" - Lydia

"Extremely well organised! Quite the experience! Thanks" - Jan

"Very amazing! The trip was good and the sharks beautiful! Thank you so much!" - Emilie

26/08/2019

Sightings:  Great White Sharks, Bronze whalers

Location: Joubertsdam

Water Temperature: Moderate

Visibility: Poor


A copper shark coming in close to give our divers a great view of this shark.


Clampy the 4.5m female getting above the water!


A bonus Southern Right Whale in the distance from our cage!


Catching Clampy through the bars on our top deck!


Clampy coming around for one last pass for our first trip of divers


Warm soup and bread required for todays divers!


A Bronze Whaler cruising in close


A Bronze Whaler coming straight towards us


The rounded snout of a Bronze Whaler


One of the adult females that visit us this afternoon


The lovely eye of a Bronze Whaler. This species utilises the nictating membrane to protect it's vision


Shark!

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

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