Persistent fear of sharks?

[Scuba Diving Dreamer]

Some of the best dives of my life have been shark dives. never had any problem with them, bull/reef sharks in costa rica, grey reef sharks in belize. always a treat to see and most of the time they are just curious or put you on their pay no mind list. as for the dolphin thing, on a dive in belize we while doing our safety stop we noticed the dive boat going in circles above us and a dolphin playing in the wake. he came down, swam around us for a look and went back to playing, clicking away at us as we got back on board. amazing experience. I strongly believe sharks are never out to get you and stepping into their world you have to take responsibility. Beautiful creatures!

 

[dmaziuk]

One of the awfullest accounts of a marine life encounter I've read on the forum was when DevonDiver got nailed in the finger by a juvenile stonefish in the Philippines.

I'm sure there must be accounts of irukandji sting out there. (It's a box jellyfish, not the one that kills you in 30 seconds, the one that makes you wish it was that one.)