Of all sharks, the bull shark has always been one of the most intriguing to me. It is found thousands of miles upstream in rivers and lakes and is one of the fiercest species around. But mainly because I’ve never seen one. I have been out on dive sites expectingContinue Reading
ISLA MUJERES (MEXICO)- The Isla Mujeres Department of Tourism and international Festival sponsor Ceviche Tours have announced the dates of this year’s Whale Shark Festival, which takes place for the 10th time on the small Caribbean island of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Festival will be held July 20-23, 2017 in IslaContinue Reading
ESPERANCE (AUSTRALIA)- Swimming with a great white without a cage. It’s possible although quite nerve-wrecking. So Australian filmmaker Ash Gibb experienced. He felt a thump from behind and suddenly there was a great white in his picture. The shark is clearly curious and checks out the Kalgoorlie-based filmmaker who was armedContinue Reading
CAPE TOWN/SYDNEY- Last weekend saw two new shark attacks on people enjoying the ocean. A tour operator from Cape Town is recovering in hospital after he was bitten by a shark at Port St. Johns at the weekend. He was mauled by great white shark while he was testing newContinue Reading
LA JOLLA (USA)- Amazing dive opportunities in California’s La Jolla Cove. Every spring and early summer the rare and mysterious seven gill shark appears from the deep in the shallow waters of the cove. The near-threatened sevengill sharks, named for having seven gill slits on either side of their bodies, reachContinue Reading
Sea turtles are high on the menu of tiger sharks. Yet although slow and seemingly easy to catch, turtles have their own strategy to avoid the razor sharp teeth of the tiger shark. This video shows how. By swimming in circles on its side. Tweet
SANIBEL ISLAND (USA)- A group of divers ran into an unexpected meet with a great white shark while diving in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, about 80 miles of the coast of Sanibel Island, Florida. It is known that great whites venture into the warm watersContinue Reading