Diving with the Bull sharks

[docmartin]

Sharks are not as deadly overall as deer on the US hiways or falling coconuts, but tempting has its consequences...

Austrian dies of shark bite on Bahamas trip | Reuters

A French diver bled to death after the shark attack in the Red Sea

but much deadlier than coconuts falling on deer...

 

[tight rope walker]

Doc, I like the idea of the pipe/billy in the video. The use of a club (?) is supported in the usn diving manual voulme 1. What I am really impressed with though, if I am hearing it right, is somebodys inhalation rate in the video. It sounds to me like, whoever is breathing, is pretty damn calm. If it were me, you would not be able to distinguish between in and out. HA HA HA!

 

[Cozoholic]

The potential problem and danger I see with this s that there ARE dive ops over there chumming and feeding the sharks. This could actually create a problem for those who are NOT chumming as the sharks become accustomed to and expect food from the divers. Add to the equation, that although they are in anatural (aka uncaged) environment, they are there to give birth - meaning they are MORE territorial than normal.

Bull sharks are among the most aggressive and the most unpredictable in the species.

I am not yet convinced that this is a safe dive to be offering to our divers and will reserve further comment on this activity for now.

I wouldnt do it !

 

[Cozoholic]

Would you jump into a lion cage?
...just sayin

 

[tight rope walker]

Becky...along time ago when diving in Cozumel, a big shark approached the dive guide, another diver in our group, and myself. It was as close as the one in Docs' video. I thought to myself that this was it, when at the very last minute the shark veered away. When we got back on the boat I asked the guide,what was that was all about? He pointed to the other diver and said," professional courtesy, this guys a lawyer". HA HA HA!

 

[ibj40]

Just got back from PDC, and did the Bull Shark thing (hope to have some pics from the trip available for posting soon). We dove with Abyss Dive Center and our dive guide told us that other dive shops are still chumming. We saw six, including one with a nasty looking hook hung in its jaw. Sharks came in pretty close, but didn't appear threatening, just curious. One of the interesting parts were the remora, one of which literally swam into our group and lay down on the sand, like a dog or cat waiting to be petted.

It was an interesting dive, but nothing liking seeing the Bulls at Bat Island off the coast of Costa Rica.

 

[HammerHead05]

The article is from November 23, 2012.

What a DB

 

[HammerHead05]

I just have a quick question. And in the words of Hooper," I just don't want to get beat up here". Everything I've read or seen states that of all the shark species, the bull is the worst. I don't want to waste anybodys time here, but, if you get in a cadge when a great whites in the water, and the bull sharks the worst, shouldn't you get in a cadge when a bulls in the water?

you go in the cadge
cadge goes in the water
you go in the water
sharks in the water, our shark

What's a "cadge"?

 

[DandyDon]

What's a "cadge"?

I think it's typo-speak for "cage."

 

[HammerHead05]

During our service interval, .

What's a "service interval"?