Philippines Travel Vlog: Diving with Thresher Sharks on Malapascua!
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- čas přidán 4. 04. 2019
- With the exception of a few rest days here and there, I've been training freediving on the island of Panglao for a solid month now. I decided to take a break and go explore another island and take the opportunity to go diving with thresher sharks. Monad Shoal near Malapascua is known for being one of the few places in the world where you can dive with thresher sharks on a daily basis. Check out this video for travel tips to get from Panglao to Malapascua, and come check out the thresher sharks with me!
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I'm currently in the middle of a zero to hero program where I go from having no formal freediving experience to becoming an SSI Level 2 freediving instructor over the course of several months. I'm documenting my journey in hopes that those who are interested in freediving can learn from my experiences and decide to dive in!
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About thresher sharks: Named for their exceptionally long, thresher-like heterocercal tail or caudal fins (which can be as long as the total body length), thresher sharks are active predators; the tail is used as a weapon to stun prey. The thresher shark has a short head and a cone-shaped nose. The mouth is generally small, and the teeth range in size from small to large.[6] By far the largest of the three species is the common thresher, Alopias vulpinus, which may reach a length of 6.1 metres (20 ft) and a weight of over 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). The bigeye thresher, Alopias superciliosus, is next in size, reaching a length of 4.9 m (16 ft); at just 3 m (10 ft), the pelagic thresher, Alopias pelagicus, is the smallest.
Thresher sharks are fairly slender, with small dorsal fins and large, recurved pectoral fins. With the exception of the bigeye thresher, these sharks have relatively small eyes positioned to the forward of the head. Coloration ranges from brownish, bluish or purplish gray dorsally with lighter shades ventrally.[7] The three species can be roughly distinguished by the main color of the dorsal surface of the body. Common threshers are dark green, bigeye threshers are brown and pelagic threshers are generally blue. Lighting conditions and water clarity can affect how any one shark appears to an observer, but the color test is generally supported when other features are examined.
There is an amazing quote by the freediver Umberto Pelizzari that says, "the scuba diver dives to look around. The freediver dives to look inside." While I'm currently obsessed with freediving, there is still a place in my heart for scuba diving. It's true that scuba diving makes it easy to look around and explore, and when you want to maximize your time with ocean life, scuba diving is pretty awesome for that. I would love to come back here on a freediving trip, and a freediving center has been opened since I made this video! If you get the chance, check out The Camp! Let me know what you think and if you have any questions about traveling to Malapascua!
Wow 😲!! Jaw dropping!! I’ll be going at the end of the month!! Any diving shop you recommend over there ?
Thanks 🙏
@@mcgrady1985 I have plenty! What is your current freediving level and are you trying to do it recreationally or competetively? Are you asking about the Philippines in general or a specific area?
Oh, and another important question: are you talking about scuba diving or freediving? :)
Sailing Siren hi!! 👋, I’m taking about Scuba diving , I’m SSI advance diver with over 20 dives .
I’ll be trying to dive in Malapascua to spot the thresher shark 🦈, any dive shop that you might recommend?
Thanks again 😉
@@mcgrady1985 Evolution is a great one
nice one keep up the good work ! :-)
Thanks Gert!
Rach, awesome video. one of the most memorable diving experiences was on a night dive on a night dive on Koh Tao when i saw a cuttle fish, the thing started changing all these crazy psychedelic colors and patterns it was incredible.
Yeah I love cuttlefish! They're such intelligent creatures!
On another note, I saw the cutest baby cuttlefish while I was training on the line today!
LOVE! Why did you choose the zero to hero program? I would love to take a free diving course
Hi Leilany! I chose the zero to hero program because I love to be in the ocean and I have previous experience with scuba, sailing, and mermaiding. If you're sure that you want to progress far in your freediving and have the time to commit, I'd definitely recommend looking for an internship with a dive center. You can usually get your education for free or at a discount, and you'll come out with teaching experience or a higher level of knowledge if you don't want to teach. I've had the opportunity to train with instructors almost daily, and it really helped me drill technique and troubleshoot problems. I'll be posting a video when I'm done with this internship about how to search for and choose a zero to hero program and what questions to ask the dive centers while on your search.
@@thesailingsiren Yay! I'll be looking forward to that video girl! keep it up