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Diving on Grand Cayman is changing. There was a time when a free swimming moray was a rarity. Finding a nurse shark hiding under a ledge was something you hoped to find, and when you did, it made the dive. Now, due to a few bad apples, aggressive eels and nurse sharks are the norm. Aggressive eels can be found on nearly every wall site. These large marine predators are being trained to associate divers with food by being fed a daily supply of lionfish from the hands of divers.
Don't get me wrong, we all love seeing nurse sharks while diving. It is however only a matter of time before our favorite resident shark "Squeaky" or "Fin" accidentally bites some unsuspecting diver and is then fished out and killed by the authorities because a few took it upon themselves to break the law.
Unfortunately little can be done to deter DMs from feeding marine predators speared lionfish. If you see this activity, please contact DoE enforcement at doe@gov.ky or call Mark Orr on 916-4271
When Danger Approaches | Cayman Islands Diving | iDive Blog
Don't get me wrong, we all love seeing nurse sharks while diving. It is however only a matter of time before our favorite resident shark "Squeaky" or "Fin" accidentally bites some unsuspecting diver and is then fished out and killed by the authorities because a few took it upon themselves to break the law.
Unfortunately little can be done to deter DMs from feeding marine predators speared lionfish. If you see this activity, please contact DoE enforcement at doe@gov.ky or call Mark Orr on 916-4271
When Danger Approaches | Cayman Islands Diving | iDive Blog