PePaw
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Well reef sharks are one thing, but if I had been with Jon on that dive, i'm pretty sure i'd need a new wetsuit.
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Carribeandiver:heard of the Cookie Cutter Shark>? They swim around deep deep during the day and come to the surface at night. These little guys take round chunks from their victims; hence, the name Cookie Cutter. Do you make night dives? Wear neoprene? If yes to both of those, be afraid, be very afraid.
es601:Does the number of times people walk past coke machines versus dive in shark inhabited water have anything to do with the stats. ?? Ya Think???
Nor is it any fun not to be able to dive because of a reasonably irrational fear of sharks.. Its not diving that scares the OP, its the possibility of sharks. Overcome that fear and you can enjoy diving like everyone else..ippy01:At the risk of sounding like a wise-a##, one solution might be: don't dive. Seriously, diving is supposed to be fun and pleasureful (except for the tiny % that dive for a living). There's nothing fun about being afraid.
Bob_B:Sharks are great to dive with. Here is a video of of several of us inside the Aeolus with lots of Sand Tigers... (Video by Tom Tilmon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQH9vFfGuEE
go to post # 11 and read about the third encounter, the guy that made this post took that photo and he tells the GW sharks reaction to the strobeusmarinejustin:I just finished reading a book about the submerged archelogical preservation unit of the National Park Service, great book. In it the author told a story about how he was doing some underwater photography and a large shark was near by and got in the classic aggression stance, back arched, bareing teeth, etc. etc. Later on after another encounter he figured out it was probably the high-pitch wine of his large flash recycling after a shot. Anyone else have similar encounters due to photography?