Shark cage diving near Gansbaai, South Africa
Shark cage diving - and great white shark viewing - is growing in popularity, and one of the very best places to experience this is in Gansbaai South Africa, which is considered by many to be the Great White Shark Capital of the world.
In fact, Gansbaai is the only place where it is possible to see both the Southern Right Whale and the Great White Shark on the same day!
And if you want to brush up your knowledge about shark cage diving and Great White shark viewing in general, you can start by downloading a free ebook called 'Close Encounters of the Great White Kind' at http://www.kontrei.co.za/
As the team at Marine Dynamics near Gansbaai noted during a recent shark viewing trip: "During hot and calm conditions, with under water visibility of 2 metres, 7 sharks were spotted, including the return of Ilze - a 2.8m female - along with 6 other sharks. It was a beautiful day at sea with very satisfied divers!".
And on another occasion they had the Great Whites around in such high abundance that they had the opportunity to make some spectacular behavioural observations.
Often on trips there would be three sharks in view at the boat at any one time, with dominance and jerky body displays happening regularly.
Great White sharks are silent hunters and don't make noises to communicate but rather warn off by certain body language signals. The underwater videographer and volunteers - who had endless cage time during that particular month - validated these body signals.
Gestures such as the lowering of pectoral fins, arching of the back, flicking of their caudal fin and gaping are all signs that a shark is feeling uncomfortable and that someone or something is in their personal space.
More information on shark cage diving and great white shark viewing can be found in the free download 'Close Encounters of the Great White Kind' at http://www.kontrei.co.za/
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