Where are the Leopard Sharks

[mase]

I have just completed my second Similan Live aboard of the season. The diving was great and the Mantas were plentiful at Koh Bon but something was sorely missed, the Leopard sharks. After 28 dives I have only seen one. In previous years, I have seen several Leopard sharks on every Live aboard trip. Is it just a matter of luck or has anyone heard similar reports? I have heard unsubstantiated reports that they have been seen at various markets.

 

[DevonDiver]

In Chinese restaurants.

 

[mase]

In Chinese restaurants.

Thats what I'm afraid of.:depressed:

 

[AleG]

I have just completed my second Similan Live aboard of the season. The diving was great and the Mantas were plentiful at Koh Bon but something was sorely missed, the Leopard sharks. After 28 dives I have only seen one. In previous years, I have seen several Leopard sharks on every Live aboard trip. Is it just a matter of luck or has anyone heard similar reports? I have heard unsubstantiated reports that they have been seen at various markets.

I've been diving in Thailand for 3 years, not intensively though, about 60 something dives and lots of snorkeling in many different parts of the country. Except for a whale shark in Richelieu Rock I have never, ever seen a shark here.

Devon Diver is right, they ended up in soup bowls. Is depressing to walk down Bangkok's China Town and see restaurant after restaurant with dried fins on display.

 

[Quero]

We've got leopard sharks down here near Phuket. I saw two just a couple of days ago at Shark Point.

 

[Bubble Dragon]

I saw them on Phuket & Koh Lanta, this December

 

[aquamarin]

We see leopard sharks practically every trip. Maybe not as many as 5 years ago, but still. We tend to see them at the dive sites where very few or no other boats go, though...

 

[vladimir]

We've got leopard sharks down here near Phuket. I saw two just a couple of days ago at Shark Point.

Shhhh! Give 'em a chance!

 

[Quero]

Shhhh! Give 'em a chance!

OOPS! :speaknoevil:

 

[mase]

Obviously, there are Leopard sharks about, I'm just not seeing them in the same numbers that I have seen in the past.