Safely Scuba Dive With Sharks | 5 Rules to Stay Safe!
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- čas přidán 19. 02. 2020
- Scuba diving with sharks is something some divers worst nightmare. This is actually a shame because encountering one of these ultimate predators is one of the best experiences you'll get underwater. To take away a bit of this fear we have composed a list of 5 rules to follow while scuba diving with sharks. These rules will give you some understanding in shark behavior and a way to confidently dive with these mighty animals.
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Love diving with sharks, and I've never been afraid of them. Thanks for the tips and helping folks understand them better.
I dive with sharks almost daily.
You should definitely have fear.
You should control. That fear and handle it the best you can
Not being afraid brings comfort
Comfort is death.
See you in the news
@@mattbellamy3967 It's the same like climbing mountains or working with big cats. They are very good trained and say that you need to have respect of it, but still end dead after some years. One wrong movement and in seconds you are done.
It's easy for a diver to deal with something he can see ..what about people who get attacked at the beach
@@abeerali1245 exactly , all is well when having clear vision of the shark , there’s only one and not a pack of them …. If it’s murky water , get out as fast as you can , I mean , relax concentrated and in a safe way , doing compression stops etc
I was on one shark dive with a live-aboard boat, no feeding. It was amazing. We watched some large sharks (some 12 footers) in their natural patterns of cruising around.
That’s amazing
@@murkyturkey5238 The live-aboard said they'd been diving that spot for 10 years with no trouble from the sharks. I remember two of them were a 12 foot bull shark and a 12 foot caribbean reef shark. The boat gave us little wooden dowel sticks. I asked "What are these for?" and they said to push the sharks away if they get close. I laughed. ..and took a stick.
What an amazing and informative video! I can't wait to dive with sharks!!
You should! It’s an awesome experience!
Famous last words
@@denmarkball7728 lol
You got balls of steel
They tricking you! they paid the sharks for the video lol
I love shark diving. I remember the first time a tiger shark tried to see what I was. I had to push it out of the way by pushing its nose. It was an incredible feeling. It never came back towards me. It was a 12 ft tiger. I’m 5’4, 135 lbs before a bowel movement.
I safely dive with sharks all the time!
I got a toy shark I throw in my swimming pool, and then dive in after it. Haven't been bit yet!
'Spot on' commentary and tips! I'm a very experienced shark diver as well, and I relate these exact same tips to anyone expressing curiosity about it. We seek out and dive with sharks all over the world and I'd add only this to your concise and accurate commentary: good buoyancy control is a necessary skill merely because you are less likely to trigger an attack reflex from the shark since you move less and therefore look less like prey. Also, never, ever bolt for the surface. That is what an inexperienced diver, in the waters off Cocos Island, did with a Tiger shark present several years ago. She panicked and bolted for the surface and triggered a large 16ft pregnant female tiger that bit her. Sadly she bled out very quickly. One huge caveat...and I know this is a hotly debated topic, but when bait is introduced into the equation around or near divers, it changes things completely, sharks become much more erratic and unpredictable.
These are amazingly incredible creatures, that have survived for eons. They are an integral part of a healthy ecosystem. To dive with and around them is a powerful, in the moment, experience. Sadly, as you said, our shark populations are dwindling at a frightful pace due to commercial shark finning for the Asian market place.
@@BeachSamuraiStudios 100 million killed annually though.
I am not ready for shark dives yet. My buoyancy control is getting much much better every dive but I am still a newbee diver. I was having a hard time staying in place at my safety spot with a low tank and no air in bcd. the dive instructor had to grab me. If he didnt then i would have started fluttering my arms to stay in place. Thats a no no with sharks. That was my first salt water dive and we were estimating my weights. Maybe a couple extra lbs would remedy that. That seems to be my biggest problem but this was only my 5th dive and 1st in a new environment
Do the rules he said work for great whites too ?
Actually the shark population is increasing. Blame it on the Asian market and the shark fin trade. I'm also from Asia and here it is punishable by law to catch or kill a shark. They are everywhere around coast out in the deep and right now it is impossible to catch a fish on a long line because of these hungry sharks. Any shark to take my bait would be an unlucky shark
Hello 😊 could you explain how you are supposed to leave to go back to the boat please? Because if you swim calmly towards the surface you cannot see behind you and might it not trigger the shark? Also if there are more than one ? Thank you ❤
Thanks for the advise. I may not be diving with sharks but a good tip to know about sharks. Appreciated
Why are you not diving with sharks?
@@50ftBelow haven't had a chance mate. When I got that I'll keep your advise in my brain juice and I'm happy to share with you. 😊
Playa de carmen has a bull shark dive but when watching the video the tour guide feeds them to keep them there. I was thinking about eventually conquering my fears and doing it but now i wont if they are feeding them. Plus they have 10 of them circling them in the video. That may be a little too much for me at first. I will find a diff shark dive when i am.ready
Been to Playa Del Carmen many times for diving, seen quite a few Angel Sharks, but never any bull sharks, nor any feeding, Maybe there is more than 1 Playa del carmen other than the Canaries? But good poiunt about the feeding..avoid!
Punch it in the nose ... is like kicking it in the balls 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 brilliant video as always 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I suppose you could also grab it by the nose....nighty-night.
I mean if you’ve ever been punched in nose idc how tough you are that hurts like B 😂😭 so sharks having even more nerve endings and ampullae of lorenzini I can’t imagine how painful and annoying it must be 😂 probably a good mix between getting hit in the nose and having something freezing cold on you gums and teeth 😭😂 like that type of sensory overload definitely not enjoyable
"Most underwater creatures will think you are a weirdo."
*Giant Pacific Octopus stares*
😂
40 + years living in Arizona, not once I've been attacked by a shark.
Really nice information and visuals. Also glad you mentioned the need to protect the sharks.
Only thing I found odd is the snout punch. It difinitely works, but I think it is more like a rustic means of communications. Large sharks bump stuff much harder than we can punch when they hunt. They would not do that if it was particularly painful.
What I personally find preferable to punching (since you can also slide off/miss and land right on the teeth) is to push from the side of the snout. They are easy to turn and a flat warm hand on the electroreceptors and very close to their eyes is uncomfortable, plus you change its and your trajectory.
I agree trying to punch sounds silly unless he is already biting you, the punch underwater is slow and targeting his nose may just find its teeths
Yeah, you want to guide them by the nose away from you, just put your hands on their nose and push them to the side. I don't agree with punching either because to big of chance of missing and being around the teeth
Great tips from someone who understands and respect nature. Can’t wait to dive with sharks.
Honestly I have been scared of sharks and the ocean in general my whole life. I just recently took up diving as sort of a way to face that fear. I have been doing everything to convince myself that sharks are not dangerous but that little bit of fear is still there. I just need to get in the water with them!
That fear you speak of is instinctual, if the Shark is hungry it will attack!
@@BillSikes. yeh ... attack other fish.
i was scared of sharks when i first started diving. however, i sort of viewed every shark as being a great white since that is what the media feeds you. a lot of my diving has been around carribean reefs sharks, who are stunningly beautiful animals. but they are also gentle sharks... they are the golden retreivers of the shark world. the first shark i saw was like 4 feet long, and i realized that seeing sharks while diving was kind of like just going to the aquarium but without the glass. they mainly just swim along without bothering you. eventually divers end up just kind of trying to find them because they are so cool to look at it. i would suggest Turks & Caicos for lot of carribean reef sharks and fairly easy diving.
@@alpertjm
They attack people as well, The Great White, The White Tip, The Bull and The Tiger Shark have all killed countless individuals over the years, only this year two swimmers and a diver were torn to pieces in Red Sea off of Egypt within a few weeks of each other
@@BillSikes. "countless" you do realize we do know the amount of people killed by sharks yearly, and its not countless. Lmao
Shark comes to make friendship
Scuba Guy: Punches the shit out of it
Shark: OK. Assignment Understood. I will be leaving your presence shortly.
Thanks I'm going to dive right now. I'm currently wearing my suit ❤️🤙
I find it so fascinating that just think that their fish like a little common bluegill. But if you ever watch bluegill you can see them get really aggressive with flies and bugs so I guess the bugs see the bluegill as sharks
I love that you are a shark advocate. I 100% agree with your recommendations as a diver. I hope and pray that the animals suffering above the water command as much attention as those below. Thank you for these wise words.
Well said and thank you for sharing this information
Great vid mate. Thank you
Man, this is gold.
Thanks a lot for sharing!
Clear and to the point, thank you!
Awesome video. Good tips. Really appreciate the shark conservation appeal/mindset at the end, too.
Thanks I might be encountering one so I’m here to get some pro tip ! Really helpful
Thank You for the advice!!!
Great video! I’m a diver and love seeing sharks. Raising awareness about these beautiful creatures is so important to their preservation. Keep up the good work 🤙🏾
Thank you for an informative and awesome video ☺️
Thank you for making this video. Sharks are beautiful to see up close and understanding what their behaviors mean is paramount to safe encounters.
Cheers.
Thank you for spreading a good word for sharks and helping protect them.
Awesome looking bookcase by the way.
Best explanation of behavior and how to deal with it ever
That subject is one of the most asked by new salt water divers, or just new divers (thanks jaws). Good video, and good job explaining this tips, like & sub
Thank you so much. Great video.
Wow! Very informative, thank you!
I'm not even a diver, and will likely never dive in the ocean. But here I am, and it was very interesting.
I been playing Stranded Deep to get over my thallasophobia and these tips are making me feel even better
Going onto my first shark dive in 2 days, thanks for the video, very informative!
Are you alive
The most I know people, the most I love sharks. Thank you very much for the information
I’m just about to do my PADI open water diver course, so found this video, trying to seek as much information about the underwater world as I can.
I’ve always been afraid of the water, mainly because of sharks, so getting a better understanding of them will certainly help me on my way
Tell me how your experience went
Well as you do your course you’ll realise sharks are one of the last things most likely to end you. I’d take handling a over curious or territorial shark any time rather than the Benz which absolutely terrify me. The fact that the moment you feel any symptoms you in for real bad time.
They’re so beautiful I love diving with these amazing creatures, never been scared! Xx
great vid first time i swam with a white tip shark i was snorkeling in hawaii with my cousin we were like 12 or 13 then now we both are scuba certified
Such a great video and so informative. To be honest, I don’t understand why some experienced divers tend to feed sharks while diving. I love sharks and love learning about them. 🦈🦈 ❤️
I’ve recently become obsessed with sharks on CZcams! And wanting to cuddle them! Lol! This video alone has made me want to scuba dive to see them!! 🦈 ♥️
Very well explained and exactly matching my experiences… my best tip when they come too close or bump you just take Regulator out and bubble into his face, if that doesn’t help take your flat hand and bump it onto his nose
Great advice, thanks.
Very helpful- thanks! 🦈
great video and tips!
Interessant! Thanks! :)
So excited to swim with Sharks in Jupiter, FL this summer!
Amazing video, thank you very much for these tips !
I would like to dive in Elphinstone in the Red Sea to spot oceanic white tip shark and l think these tips will be very useful to keep in mind
Fun fact, Oarfish swim vertically. Just came to mind when you mentioned humans being the only thing in the ocean swimming vertically.
Great video and great advice. Thank you!
Cool video, thank you.
Thank you so much
I have only 1 tip to stay safe, and it worked for me so far. Dont go diving with sharks.
Excellent video
You guys are back !!!!
Yassss we are 💪🏻
Good video, kinda made me a bit easier around sharks.
Great advice
Thanks for the video! When i have been shark diving i was just told to take your hand and redirect the shark to the left, right or below you if they get too close. I have never had a problem with them using this technique and as an added bonus: it doesnt scare the animals away. :-)
That’s awesome! Where you wearing any gloves of some sort?
50ft Below yes. i wear 1.5 mm gloves.
@@michaellambert2976 How did the gloves look after they got in contact with the shark skin? Did the rough skin damage the fabric?
@@feynthefallen what? Lol it's Sandy but not a sander
thank you. That was very informative knowledge. We're heading to New Smyrna Beach Florida for vacation and I know it's shark bite central.
Thank you. ❤️❤️❤❤❤❤❤
Sweet video!
4:21
Rebreather divers:
"Guess I'll die"
There is a lot of new research that suggests that punching a shark in the nose will cause an involuntary response that may cause a bite. Instead, researchers suggest redirecting the shark.
Goeie video! Dit was nou eens duidelijk op een rijtje wat ik me al langer afvraag, zeker omdat we die beesten hier of daar weleens tegen zullen gaan komen. Thanx!
Happy groetz, Wim
Hey Wim! We hopen dat je er veel mag tegen komen! Echt fantastische beesten!!
@@50ftBelow Het blijven roofdieren... 😎 Maar ik vind ze machtig interessant. Ik hoop nog wel eens een walvishaai tegen te komen!
Some good comments and advice!
I have also dove with many sharks for many years (about 30 years in the tropics) and agree with what you say, but!!!
There are sharks and there are SHARKS!
It needs to be mentioned that there are a few (2 really) types of shark that require special attention, I'm not going to include Bull sharks because they are usually not a problem for divers- more swimmers and waders!
Great White sharks and Oceanic White Tips are two sharks that will attack without notice and have done so many times.
If you see these guys the advice given still stands- but don't hang about gawking- get into a group, get to the wall or bottom, maintain eye contact and be prepared to stand your ground if there is no other way and do it now- without looking like your panicking!
Thanks for this informative video. Any tips for after diving with sharks when we know the sharks are still there and we surface at the end of the dive to get out of the water? Likewise, when we first get into the water and know there are sharks swimming around and we need to wait for others to get into the water before we descend. I feel that this is when we are most vulnerable when big sharks are around as we are floating around with inflated BCDs either waiting for our turn to get out into the boat or waiting for the rest of the dive group to get into the water and descend.
When I was diving in egypt my boss went in first and instructed us to jump into the water negatively buoyant sink to the bottom, wait for everyone there and then to start the dive :)
Ok but the last video I watched on CZcams was of a girl who died from being attacked by multiple tiger sharks. She was upright. She was screaming out. Her mum punched one in the nose but the others kept chewing her apart. In other words, in many shark attacks they get you before you even know they're there. And sometimes they come in the area cos of blood from another place two hours earlier.
See to think all sharks behave the same and one thing can work on all of them will get you killed. Tiger sharks are the mos dangerous shark you can be around hands down because unlike other sharks they aren’t picky and will eat anything they can bite. They also huge and very bold meaning if they come at you even to investigate they will come at you hard and you better be experienced to handle that else it’s game over. I suppose in your case the minute one got a bite in its game over the frenzy was started and mum is lucky not to get caught in the cross fire.
With them all you can do is use their size against them and usually place your hand firmly in a place they can get it like the snout and use your elbow to pivot and push yourself away from them but if there’s many you can see how that’s can quickly become an issue. If there’s more than one tiger I would seriously advise reconsidering the dive especially if you are inexperienced. Unfortunately tho, often shark wants you it’s GGs nothing you will do about it.
It can happen like in Egypt where that huge tiger snatched a dude and didn’t leave the area after eating him completely which even for tigers is really rare. After killing the shark they found out it’s digestive tracks had literally nothing other than the remains of that dude which is very unusual cause having done a dissection before most sharks usually have something in there cause their digestion is very very slow. Also it was pregnant so after that discovery it all made sense. That shark had been starving likely for a very long time which likely brought it that close to shore to begin with and it was pregnant meaning it was very desperate for any calories to sustain itself and its embryos which for anything crossing paths with that shark si a recipe for disaster.
Vdw naar het dolfinarium, bedankt voor de tip, ga het gelijk proberen xD
Great advice, on my last free dive spearfishing trip, I had about 8 foot grey nurse shark glide very slowly up to about 4 feet away. We calmly watched eye to eye, it paused, then slowly turned to glide away. Said to my mate- did you see how fat that thing was (bout 350Kg), - yep, there well fed around here. Earlier he shot a nice fish, as I was coming away from the deep, I looked back- a 5 to 6 foot bronze whaler came up, sat on a rock, and thought, don't like the look of him (me), and buggered off. Good dive.
I've never even gone scuba diving before. And yet this is on my list of things i want to experience in my life.
I should probably learn the basics of scuba diving, before i start scuba diving with sharks though :P
I am pretty new to diving. I dive quarries and great lakes due to where i live but when on vaca i go to the ocean. I did my first ocean dive in Jamaica a month ago today. I was scared out of my mind being in waters sharks are in. The dive instructor assured me he never saw a big shark around here.(idk if they just like to tell tourists that to keep them calm so they dnt burn thru all their air or what but i will never fully believe them. Whats the first decent size fish i saw in the ocean? You guessed it. A shark. I wasnt afraid one bit. First off I was able to immediately recognize what kind of shark it was and I know they are docile. A 5ft-6ft stocky nurse shark..2nd it was tucked away in a tiny cave and not swimming around me. We got within 5ft of it. I still dont know how i would react to seeing a bull or tiger but this video is def helping with my anxiety. I would prob be swearing thru my regulator for a good few seconds if i saw one or two monsters and then chill out and watch the show. Any more then that and i still think i will need to wash my wetsuit when i get out of the water..maybe not. I guess it really depends on the situation.
I appreciate the Junior State soundtrack :)
Wow thank you I'm only learning to scuba and sharks r my fear I need to overcome iv watched too many shark movies I think lol
Great video! It's really good to get to know this. I just have one question: Are sharks afraid of lights?? Video or dive torches ??
Thanks
wow that is the best video ever, the shark ecology SSi course was useless!!!
Thanks for the advice! I'll be diving with Hammerheads in a couple of days :-)
Awesome! Where are you going?
@@50ftBelow Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand :-) This will be my first time with sharks, really look forward to it!
Really great video. I can't help myself asking if you need to punch the shark, how hard should we be swinging for?
Rules (for me) to stay safe: swim in a chainmail suit, or don’t swim in the ocean lol. Great video!
So I just started a new job as a DM in the Destin area. More often than not, I am in the water alone with amped up Bull sharks. We charter spear fishermen who get them in that more frenzied state. I appreciate the advice! Anything else you can suggest for me? Generally, I drop alone tie off, then drop with group, then a 3rd drop to untie. I’ve seen these behaviors up to bumping… These guys are intimidating as sometimes there many 8-10foot whom greeting me as soon as I enter on some occasions. Awesome animals to dive with though!
We were snorkeling in the Marshall Islands, had a couple sharks approach us.
Having heard they didn't like the noise divers made, when the got about 15 ft away I went under and blew air through my snorkel. They left.
In researching sharks attacks, I found scuba divers are very rarely attacked.
Nearly all attacks involved feeding them or not surprising messing with nurse sharks.
Depends on the sharks some don’t like the noise like thresher sharks cause they very shy but sharks like tigers or bulls who are quite bold on the contrary like to investigate noise and the bubbling arouses their curiosity. Each shark is different so there’s no fit all rules or advice. If you going to dive somewhere best to research what sharks are in the area and how they tend to behave.
For example, you might be taught to use your fins to deter sharks getting too curious or anything that’s not you. Although it works with most smaller shark, that won’t work with a tiger. They just too big and strong and they tend be very bold so if they investigating they going to come in hard and up front meaning those fins are getting shoved out the way like it’s nothing. Best to use the fact you are more manoeuvrable and use your elbow to pivot over or under them but I seriously advise not being near tiger sharks if you aren’t an experienced shark diver or accompanied by one.
I cannot wait to get in the water with these incredible beings in a month! Thanks for such an informative video! I hope this will help others realise they are NOT savage beasts
You still alive?
How was it!? Curious to hear about your experience
Are you still with us Mrs. Smith ?
Still alive!!! 🤩🤩.
Been diving 30yrs, Sharks are like people, some are assholes... I always dive with a spear gun or sling, something with a sharp tip to let them know you can bite also
90%
Nice vid! This guy is Dutch I hear it. Hi from Amsterdam 🎊
Hello 😊 thank you for your videos❤ i would like to know in which way can you go back to the boat making it the safest ? Will the shark have a
tendency to follow you? In this case you would not face it
Me: lives 202 km away from the sea
Always me: finally some good f**king useful information
You should also talk about scent. I heard never urinate and also dead fish scent. People have been attacked spear fishing. Any pointers for that scenario? Thank you
Cheers.
Just watching this video makes me nervous. Lol good advice, but you can keep it and them sharks👌🏽
I'm definitely sticking to snorkeli..... NEVER SNORKELING AGAIN.
Not sure if you would know anything about this, but do you think you could do a video to add on to this talking about a spearfishing scenario. Often times you would be holding dead fish or have the scent of fish on you while spearfishing and it could be a great video to talk about how to deal with sharks that are surrounded by food.
That is a great question !
I've hear other experts say that the nose is not a sensitive part at all, but very abrasive resistant. Frankly, I doubt a nose-punch actually hurt.
There used to be an incredible Shark feeding Dive out of Long Island Bahamas. Don't know if they still do this. The resort was Stella Maris.
I live in a landlocked country and will most probably never scuba dive but damn that was interesting. I like them sharks as much as I fear them it's strange...
Great whites are really too scary though !
Wow I don't know how you do that 👍 me and son we scared of them not really go in the sea
I love sharks and that's on my bucket list, its last because that's the way I want to leave this world. Fish food!
1) great big hugz 🤗🦈
Love your vidio 😍😍😍 shark are friend.
Cool
Ive seen sharks eat other sharks ! If a wild apex predator like a shark , is starving and instinctively goes into survival mode , you will be eaten ! It happens !
I am happy that u r back
Love from India
Can you apply this information on all bigger species of sharks? And another question: We´ve been diving the Islas Murcielagos in Costa Rica, encountered some bull sharks there and one was highly pregnant. Does that change their behaviour? Does it make them more aggressive? Btw. amazing video
If they are hungry yes