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dumpsterDiver
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If you stay in a group and nobody is spearfishing (or fishing) around you, the chances of an attack from a shark (even in Jupiter where they are fed) is very, very small - not something to really worry about. If you are driving down here, I-95 is a lot more dangerous.
Bubblesong
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Go for it! But definitely ask the locals.
And maybe that $650 shark deterring device might be good investment.
Chip Elliott
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Ok DD, I will trust your judgment. I am going with my instructor from up here in CT, and he's gone a few times before. Says it is mostly lemon sharks that we will see, but no brightly colored fins allowed. And no lights on cameras. We are going with Scuba Works. Have you heard of them?
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So you are going on the shark feed dives?
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Bring a camera, it will increase the odds that you won't see a shark.
I strongly 2nd this advice. If you have a camera, a shark will avoid you and you'll never get a good picture.Bring a Camera on your dive !!
Chip Elliott
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I don't think it is a shark feed dive, at least I wasn't told it was a shark feed dive! I am not organizing the trip, my instructor organized it. I will ask him tomorrow if it is a shark feeding dive, and if so, I think I may steer clear. I would rather just go on a dive where you saw the sharks naturally. I looked at the website scubaworks.com, and there isn't much info there about the shark dives.
Chip Elliott
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undrwater
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Your initial post ran counter to what I've heard / learned in the past, so I was inquiring. I won't bother you about it again.
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I'm bringing my GoPro that I got for Christmas.
Get one of these before the trip:
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They are associated with Emerald Charters. On that boat, they feed sharks and do some things that I do not support. One of their customers died on Thanskgiving, although it had nothing to do with sharks, from what I was told.
The owner of the charter was recently successfully prosecuted for illegal shark feeding activity. He has apparently relocated his feeding locations a few hundred yards further offshore - where the State of Florida has no jurisdiction and the activity is legal.
It is my understanding that there is a Bill in Washington to make this sort of activity illegal in federal waters as well, but right now, the practices are legal. I have never been on that boat myself.
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