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I'm booked on a liveaboard for the Galapagos in a couple of weeks but have a knee injury. On land, I limp, but with fins on in the water think I swim more or less normally, just not so fast (i.e. I don't look injured). As apex predators with exceptional senses for finding injured fish, I'm...

From what I've observed, shark diving seems to be good for marriages. If one partner doesn't want to go, the other one goes, you get some time away, have the chance to miss each other and have an amazing adventure. It's perfect really, try that argument the next time you want to go shark diving :)

I'm with you, I'm still on the fence about the cage dives and shark feeds (although I have to admit that for one of my first shark dives it was pretty amazing), but you have to wonder about the long term impact. I'm jealous, that you've dived with tigers, they are very high on my list...

Cocos! in 8 days of diving we saw large schools of hammerheads, night dives with hundreds of hunting white tips, a whale shark, Galapagos shark and some silvertips. See the link below for more info.

WOW! I had no idea that bull sharks could be found in swamps, very interesting!

I was afraid as well, until I was actually in the water and surprisingly relaxed rather quickly. If you're going reef diving, you MAY see a reef shark, but they're harmless to people and likely won't come very close. Enjoy your trip!

WOW! That sounds amazing. I haven't dived with tiger or lemons yet, but am hoping to very soon. Haven't been to Fiji yet either, but heard it's amazing! It must have been amazing to spend 3 months there! I agree with you about diving with the great whites, that would be the ultimate!

Interesting article. I hope the lemon sharks get the protected status that you are advocating.

Sounds like a fascinating project. I'll definitely have to look into volunteering sometime (this year's trip to the Galapagos is already planned, so I'm out this year). In the meantime, I've posted a link to your website from my website: Shark Diving: Your New Hobby?

Ever considered shark diving? As divers, we tend to be completely utterly fascinated by them or scared stiff. Shark diving is a hobby that frequently turns into an obsession. It is filled with majestical moments beyond your wildest imagination and it's is also not nearly as dangerous as it...

So glad to hear you are going! I was shocked to see how many sharks had fishing hooks hanging out of their mouths, it was really sad. The largest group of hammerheads we saw was 80 the DMs said they used to see them in the 200-300 range, so I think you're smart to go now. I agree, something...

The largest school of hammerheads we saw was around 80, but the dive masters said they used to see them in the 200 to 300 hundreds. Hope you have the chance to go one day.

Thanks, you will love it!

Cocos Island, Costa Rica famous for its' sharks, especially its' large schools of scalloped hammerheads has been nominated to become one of the new7wonders of nature. If it wins, the awareness will help lead to better conservation efforts including enforcing the ban on fishing/shark finning...

I had no idea eBay was selling shark related products on their website. I have signed the petition. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. http://hubpages.com/hub/Magical-Places--Cocos-Island

You bring up some good points and I think most of us could be doing more, myself included, but I also think that in some ways diving is a form of conservation in itself, in that it brings in tourism dollars which if managed properly results in longterm sustainable development and in theory...

I haven't heard of any unfortunately, although there are dive operators that specialize in finding six gilled sharks. http://hubpages.com/hub/Magical-Places--Cocos-Island

I did a liveaboard in Costa Rica and recognized the same shark on quite a few dives by her mating scars. I loved how interested, but non agressive she was. For further details visit: http://hubpages.com/hub/Magical-Places--Cocos-Island.

I will definitely sign. Thanks for bringing awareness and action to this. http://hubpages.com/hub/Magical-Places--Cocos-Island

Thanks for sharing. Fiji has been on my list for some time now, and your posting moves it further up, I didn't realize there were so many sharks there. http://hubpages.com/hub/Magical-Places--Cocos-Island