Mantasscareme
Contributor
Dear Fellow Divers,
I'm a new diver and have been sorting through an endless array of dive vacation offers to find one thing surprising. Places like the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Palau advertise themselves as having copious caribbean reef sharks or gray whalers galore (or some such advertising slogan). While I know that the recent shark attacks in Florida are by a different species than what's found in your average tropical resort shark dive, they still got me thinking: if a 6ft. bull shark could cause serious damage, is it wrong to seek joy from watching a grey reefer of similar proportions? Do you think sharks in the TCI and Palau (and the Maldives, PNG, Galapagos, ect.) pose a serious risk to divers? If were faced with the prospect of finding yourself in the water with a grey or blacktip reef shark, would you try to avoid the encounter, or try to enjoy it enjoy it? I honestly have no problem with sharks as of know, but I need the support of fellow divers to either completely dispell any lingering doubts about shark encounters, or to recognize my concerns as well founded and steer clear.
Thanks
-mantasscareme
I'm a new diver and have been sorting through an endless array of dive vacation offers to find one thing surprising. Places like the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Palau advertise themselves as having copious caribbean reef sharks or gray whalers galore (or some such advertising slogan). While I know that the recent shark attacks in Florida are by a different species than what's found in your average tropical resort shark dive, they still got me thinking: if a 6ft. bull shark could cause serious damage, is it wrong to seek joy from watching a grey reefer of similar proportions? Do you think sharks in the TCI and Palau (and the Maldives, PNG, Galapagos, ect.) pose a serious risk to divers? If were faced with the prospect of finding yourself in the water with a grey or blacktip reef shark, would you try to avoid the encounter, or try to enjoy it enjoy it? I honestly have no problem with sharks as of know, but I need the support of fellow divers to either completely dispell any lingering doubts about shark encounters, or to recognize my concerns as well founded and steer clear.
Thanks
-mantasscareme