vinegarbiscuit
Contributor
At a meeting of dive shop professionals on Oahu a couple of days ago, I believe news broke about an intent to make Shark's Cove off-limits to divers. Seems that surfers have been complaining that dive operators and students take up too much parking (especially operators' vans and the like). Or something like that. In any event, I was very surprised to that surfers objected to divers' presence there, as Shark's Cove isn't exactly a surfer's hotspot during the summer months.
I'm posting this to inquire if anyone has more information. If what I've heard is wrong, please correct me. I would delighted to be wrong, as I love diving at Shark's Cove (as well as the neighboring Firehouse and Three Tables sites). I've seen student divers and seasoned sages alike emerging from Shark's Cove, grinning from ear to ear...it truly is an amazing area to dive, and I would hate for it to be declared off-limits. If, on the other hand, what I've heard is true, there must be a way for Oahu's divers to make their displeasure known and persuade the authorit-ehs to let us keep diving there.
I'm posting this to inquire if anyone has more information. If what I've heard is wrong, please correct me. I would delighted to be wrong, as I love diving at Shark's Cove (as well as the neighboring Firehouse and Three Tables sites). I've seen student divers and seasoned sages alike emerging from Shark's Cove, grinning from ear to ear...it truly is an amazing area to dive, and I would hate for it to be declared off-limits. If, on the other hand, what I've heard is true, there must be a way for Oahu's divers to make their displeasure known and persuade the authorit-ehs to let us keep diving there.