What to do when shark approach?

[bbdqsony]

What would you do if you are in water and no where to get behind, there is HUGE shark approach toward you and opens its mouth?:vintagediver:

 

[Blackwood]

Count your blessings that you're lucky enough to interact with such a large animal, and hope that it doesn't wish to take the exchange any further.

 

[captndale]

Take its picture.

 

[Solly]

The first things we get taught when diving where sharks are around is to stay as close as possible to the reef.. I guess this is not an answer to your question as you mentioned there is nothing around?
Another point I was told through a friend, a shark tends to circle around to view you well, hence once you interrupt the circling mechanism by going up or down (he said better down) for a couple of meters, he would start circling again so you will have sometime to find some help
just my 0.02

 

[TheScubaBOB]

S*** my wetsuit and hope it doesn't like the smell or taste of poo!

 

[scubadivemaldives]

Alert your dive buddy and slowly swim away, without panicking. There are very few aggressive sharks under the water, and even the "aggressive" ones are unlikely to attack.

 

[HateCheese]

1) Take reg out of mouth and say 'these are my fish, get your own'

2) Grab dorsal fin and go for a ride :shocked2:

3) Hand stringer of fish to dive buddy and take video

Sharks are cool, just don't touch their privates...

 

[Teamcasa]

Take its picture.

That's what I try to do.

I did see a youtube video of a free diver interacting with some great whites. Each time they came near him, he went into a vertical posture and the sharks just veered off. Maybe I'd try that as well.

 

[Doc]

Gawk.

 

[James R]

Get dive knife, cut buddy, swim like hell



I kid, I kid.