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[Azul Unlimited]

While I completely agree with your sentiment, the photographed incident likely came about due to a rather lackadaisical attitude to touching the nurse sharks by the dive guides in Belize! In fact, not just lackadaisical attitude but rather a standard of behaviour practiced in the locale.

Yes, as individual divers, we should know better and do better despite being encouraged with regard to touching and/or molestation.

Exactly. The fact that a guide does something which is wrong does not allow us to repeat a bad behaviour just because the one in charge did it. As individuals we have to respect the standards and also to let them know what they did is wrong. Sharks probably have modified their normal behaviour during time but it does not mean now they are "peaceful pets" we can cuddle.

To me this is the case of a wrong role model!!!

 

[Compressor]

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