Saw my FIRST White Tip Shark Today

HowardE · Nov 26, 2005

What happens when a guy who usually shoots video leaves his camera behind, because of housing malfunctions? You see something cool of course.

We were on Gazebo Reef off of Boynton (me and Michelle, and moneysavr) with Splashdown this morning, when I see a white tip reef shark... It was a pretty big one, probably about 6' if not slightly larger. The shark didn't see me at first, and I had a good vantage point (where if I had my camera, I could have gotten GREAT FOOTAGE)

I signaled everyone to look and they all saw the shark too. The shark turned, and swam towards me, and i thought about the old "yellow" thing, which is the color of my flashlight that I was pointing at the shark with. The shark came towards me to about maybe 10' away... My SAC went from .5 to .9... but then it swam calmly away.

It was way cool. But alas... no video. :11doh:

HowardE · Nov 26, 2005

I forgot to mention... 60' + viz... 78 degrees F for water temp. Very mild current.

Capt Gary · Nov 27, 2005

Yep never fails. The kodak moment always occurs when the camera is on the boat or is broken. But alias there is always another dive, and more shark encounters await. So don't give up hope.

Good Diving,

HowardE · Nov 27, 2005

So true Capt Gary... I'm sure you know I won't give up hope... Still hoping for the whale shark, frogfish, and a pod of dolphins.

Capt Gary · Nov 27, 2005

Speaking of a pod of Dolphins, we have a pod of 15 following us out of Tavernier Creek Friday. I did a couple of circles and they were jumping out of the water doing flips. Hopefully you will be on the boat next time we encounter some.

Good Diving,

Scuba_Jenny · Nov 28, 2005

Cool Howard. One of these days I will see a shark other than a nurse.

Scubakevdm · Nov 28, 2005

Dude! Did it look like this? We don't have any white tip reef sharks, but we do have the occasional oceanic white tip, which is much cooler to see. Scarrier too!

HowardE · Nov 28, 2005

Dude...

I looked up oceanic reef sharks, but this one definitely had a pointy dorcel fin. not curved, like you were saying. Definitely white on the top of the dorcel fin too... I wish I had brought my darn camera.

Diesel298 · Nov 28, 2005

hum
sounds like a fish story to me...

JK man

awesome sight tho..

ill ive ever seen is dogfish up this way
and ya know............... i think im ok with that

Ray

Scubakevdm · Nov 28, 2005

Diesel298:
"fleshy headed mutant.. you friend or foe"

Take off, eh? Radiation has made me an enemy of civilization. I know I got a fleshy head, but what's up with mutant?

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