Trip Report Emerald Dive Charters Trip Report

[luscioman]

Excellent write up.

 

[iamrushman]

i really enjoy reading your well written and thorough write up of emerald charters and their shark dives...job well done and thanks for sharing.

 

[sportxlh]

Still have mixed feelings on feeding dives, but this was an awesome write up. I'll have to try one of these dives so I can further judge for myself.

One of my last dives before moving to ATL from S. Florida last year was on a non-feeding JDC dive on the Bonaire (and the other two wrecks), I have a lot of solo experience but my heart tried to pound itself out of my chest when a tiger swam out of the 'haze' as I was drifting off the Bonaire's stern, by myself, getting ready to head up to the surface. I was hoping that the tiger wouldn't mistake my gopro case for a fish! I still get chills (in a good way) thinking about the encounter.

 

[tilikum]

My analogy is this, when we go visit Yellowstone or Yosemite is it ok to feed the bears?

 

[sportxlh]

My analogy is this, when we go visit Yellowstone or Yosemite is it ok to feed the bears?

Did you read the full trip report? This analogy is addressed

 

[Skeptic14]

Thorough write up as always, excellent photos, must have been quite exciting!

 

[tilikum]

I missed that part but yeah it is an apt analogy. I am still undecided on the ethics or lack of with shark feeding.

 

[muzikbiz22]

Whenever the "feed" debate comes up, I post this video with Dr. Neil Hammerschlag.

 

[tilikum]

I won't enter the fray. I would rather be having canned dives feeding the sharks, than some other boat finning them.

 

[Joneill]

Great review of your experience. Thanks for creating this awesome resource for us!