Shark Dive Comparisons

[chinacat46]

I agree that shark fining is more of a problem then shark feeding but the problem seems to be more with the Asian countries that use them and the big money their goverments throw around to poor countries that then let them fin. This problem is now spilling over to Ecuador and in particular to the Galapagos were the laws were just changed to aid the fisherman there in shark fining. Something needs to be done at the international level like the United Nations to outlaw this problem.

[gtjason2000]

It's strange that even very educated chinese and japanese see no problem with the over fishing and killing animals for "medicinal" purposes. We were talking to a chinese Phd student and they said that it was too bad some tiger product was illegal because it worked really well for headaches. I was just dumbfounded. First I thought it probably wasn't really effective and two I was like even if it is effective so is tylenol.

[Aussie]

What about Diving with Great Whites? You have to chum/feed them to them to come close?

Or is it like the bear question. You can feed Whites as long as your outside the cage?

Aussie

[Travelnsj]

Two different subjects but the Shark finning problem is the worst and most sad!

[kiwi]

Have any of you guys seen the bluefin tuna spear divers? Chech it out on youtube

[Travelnsj]

Originally Posted by kiwi

Have any of you guys seen the bluefin tuna spear divers? Chech it out on youtube

Would not even look at that

[FyVe]

I did a shark feeding dive in key largo, FL, and it was actually really cool since it was my 3rd dive total (one of my check-out dives for certification) and i actually got to hold a 7+ foot nurse shark. really cool feeding dive with captain slate's atlantis dive center.
i'd suggest it if you're in florida and wanna touch a shark.. (a nurse shark but a shark nontheless) really awesome reefs and wrecks if the sharks bore you.

[kiwi]

Originally Posted by Travelnsj

Would not even look at that

You should do. Its pretty impressive

[CaribbeanDiver]

I can understand the opinions regarding leaving wild animals act naturally. Logical to an extent. Finning violates every law of man and God that you can think of. We are custodians of this great planet and as such, we should aid in its propagation not destruction.
As for shark feeds, the chumcycles seem reasonable to me. As argued, they do encourage the animals to correlate divers with food and that is bad. But, if the food is provided in such a way that the shark feeds from it at a distance, that association is somewhat laxed.
The Stuart Cove and Unesxco method of hand feeding is insane. We definitely should not want to train sharks it is ok to bite the hand that feeds them. If biting a hand produces food, what would they think when they see a diver?
My Number diving rule for day one is "Dont touch the wildlife and hope the wildlife doesnt touchme".

[FyVe]

Originally Posted by CaribbeanDiver

I can understand the opinions regarding leaving wild animals act naturally. Logical to an extent. Finning violates every law of man and God that you can think of. We are custodians of this great planet and as such, we should aid in its propagation not destruction.
As for shark feeds, the chumcycles seem reasonable to me. As argued, they do encourage the animals to correlate divers with food and that is bad. But, if the food is provided in such a way that the shark feeds from it at a distance, that association is somewhat laxed.
The Stuart Cove and Unesxco method of hand feeding is insane. We definitely should not want to train sharks it is ok to bite the hand that feeds them. If biting a hand produces food, what would they think when they see a diver?
My Number diving rule for day one is "Dont touch the wildlife and hope the wildlife doesnt touchme".

i dunno. i mean the crew from my dives told me the sharks find them when they hear the boat engine cuz they know food's commin... but then again they only go out on fridays and the sharks have to eat more than once a week... so i'm sure they can fend for themselves... but the guy again didn't feed them by letting them bite his hand... he would let the fish go once they clamped on...
then again he's feeding the tiny-mouthed and amazingly docile nurse sharks.... i mean literally he took one to the surface carrying it and the shark was like his buddy. kinda against the rules of nature but a great experience for me.