US Shark Diving

[Oceana Diver]

Where are the good shark diving places in the US (including US territories)? I know of CA, HI, FL and NC, but are there other spots, or specific areas within the four states listed?

 

[Carribeandiver]

Blackbeard Cruises out of Freeport Bahamas has a Great shark dive. Also Stuart's Cove out of Nassau, Bahamas has a shark dive. And flights to the Bahamas from North Carolina are very reasonably priced; especially considering today's airfare rates.

 

[Henryville]

If you're talking cage dives, you ought to get a hold of a book titled the Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey. Read about the Farallones (islands about 30 mi off of San Francisco.) If I were going to go for a shark cage experience, I would think seriously about doing it there. Read the book and you'll see why.

If you want a pretty much sure thing, dive in the open with sharks, I recommend Cape Lookout, NC, going out to the wreck formerly identified as the Caribsea. The sand tiger sharks are thick there, look mean as hell, but are actually quite docile.

 

[WOODMAN]

I would look at Jim Abernathy's liveaboard, the Shearwater. He seems to specialize in shark diving, and although the boat can get a little crowded with a full load of divers, the shark encounters are amazing. I particularly remember the tiger shark diving which I did with his gang, and I am sure I am not the only one. The Shearwater is based out of West Palm Beach, Fla, if I am not mistaken, and haunts the western Bahamas most of the time. Great people, and well known by professional photographers.

 

[DIVINGDAMSEL]

i'd be careful with abernathy....i saw an article lately where he is pushing the limits on the law with the bahamian tourist board- they don't want tiger shark caging done there w/o cages and he does it anyway.

i did the stuart cove's shark experience recently and it was a hoot- if you want more than a day or two of diving, then go for the blackbeard's trip- they do one shark feed and usually two sites that are heavy on sharks- plus you see them on most dive sites anyway.

 

[ScubaTexan]

There are hammerheads off the Texas Gulf Coast.