Shark diving


once again, trying to not look like potential food, we act the opposite of what food does, i.e. we always stay upright in the water and don’t swim horizontally, like fish do. And most importantly, never try and swim away from a shark – you will lose that race and end up in trouble... stand your ground and always face the shark. The urge you might have to scream at that moment will come in handy if the shark still continues and enters your personal space – the sudden burst of bubble and noise will create an immediate threat which will make the shark choose the flight option and turn away. Unfortunately people


shipwreck, but they do not hunt humans. On a baited dive we should


change our behaviour and general look in the water. Firstly we need to get rid of all the shiny and bright colours... on fins, BC’s,


wetsuits, and in this case, black is best, but reds and the rest of the dark spectrum are normally not a problem either. Make sure that dive computers are turned facing in and gauges are tucked away so that they don’t reflect any light


off the glass faces. Gloves are very important... and ones with white palms or silver stripes on top are completely redundant. Cameras and strobes should also be blackened or covered with some dark neoprene to prevent them from reflecting any light. Also, when taking stills/video, always keep the camera at least a foot in front of you so that you have a clear peripheral view of what might come from the side – sharks might not be the most intelligent creatures but they know very well where your eyes are and what your back looks like. Your posture and position


in the water is just as important –


have died because of sharks, and the main reason is because we as humans are way too fragile to survive out in the ocean... we seem to sometimes completely forget that when we enter the water we are actually the intruders – we are the ones to whom this is a hostile environment, and like anything else in life, you need to assume that risk every single time before you play with sharks. You need to make the effort from your side to not look like food and to not create an attraction which you do not want to deal with. Simply stated, it boils down to commonsense. If you walk into a bull ring with red you need to pay attention.


September/October 2011


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