carolyn - I don't think this can be galapagensis; the pectorals are quite small on our shark compared to a typical one and it lacks the flank markings typical to the species (although I note the shark in your image does too).
Thanks - forgot the ventral head pic - was trying to get as many angles as possible for identification quickly so we could get it back in the water. The mouth was a lot smaller than you'd see on much smaller blacktip pups and the nostrils (or whatever the shark equivalent is) had unusually long...
Obviously the pictures that follow are not diving pictures (sadly). This fish was caught in the Virgin Islands earlier this week and we really would like to know what it is. For that reason I hope people will forgive pictures of a fish literally out of water. Unfortunately it was night and my...
So whenever we go anywhere I always try and do a little research to see if there are any local sharks I can dive/snorkel with - I'm a little bit of a sharknerd....Anyway, my fiancee and I will have roughly a day and a half driving through the florida keys in june and a bit of googling the...
how large is fairly large? bear in mind just how big tigers get; juvies can still be fairly sizeable.
I guess another possibility is spotted houdshark; triakis maculata, which fits the description in terms of structure and pattern but tops out at a max of 240cm (around 7 feet)...
So I dunked the e900 for the first time today ;D. The day started badly as I assembled my rig and realised the screws for the ike housing base are a different size to those on the fuji so I couldn't screw the tray on. Hence no external strobes and no AD lens caddy. Everything below is done on...
I think if anything protea/aliwal are a bit further north than capetown but yes GWS are still a long shot probability.
Best advice for protea I have is be a comfortable diver. sharks aside it can be a pretty serious dive - current, low viz, relatively deep and if you're worrying about sharks...
I'll say definately an Acanthemblemaria but possibly A. aspera (roughhead) rather than A. maria:
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3708
I heard a great story about a GPO grabbing someone's camera by the strobe once. Apparently it pulled it in to a crevice and was so strong she ended up low on air and had to note the location loosen the strobe arm and abandon the strobe to get the rest of the camera rig back. Got the strobe back...
Well I've experienced similar treatment - "do you have qualificiations x, y and z?" but it was always done in a well-handled manner - ie when I responded "no but I've done a couple of hundred dives including a, b and c so reckon I'll be ok" they were fine with that.
If anyone just relied on...
The worst idiots to have on boats are those with personality issues and who are insensitive to others when you're on a liveaboard only because theres no escape.
My buddy and I were on a trip to Brothers in Egypt (a liveaboard where if you can't dive there's nothing to do or even look at but...
If you want to dive with sharks, and you're not yet certified I'd say it has to be the Bahamas from Ireland. The flight's not too long and it probably has the closest easy guaranteed shark diving. My advice would be to do half the course at home - the theory and pool work - then do your...
Reports I've read seem to suggest not 1 but 2 new species of epaulette shark. They're adorable little chaps and the more common aussie species can often be seen at public aquaria (I believe they breed well in captivity) for those interested...
isla de guadelupe (sp.?) sounds like the new top spot viz/shark size wise etc. South Africa would give you a chance to do lots of other cool dives as well as the GWS trip though.
word: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=39445&page=2&highlight=logbook
exel: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=76743&highlight=logbook
I use word.
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