San Francisco Shark Report - Oct 19
Hey Everyone,
I thought I'd send out a note and let you know how things are going. So far, we are batting a thousand with sightings on every single trip we've made. This Saturday was the topper for us and a new record with 12, that's right, 12 confirmed sightings. That's twice our previous record of sharks in a day. There were feedings, predations, spyhops, tail and fin slaps as well as some pretty major surface thrashing. The sharks were jumping like popcorn in a kettle, the day was beautiful after the morning fog burned off and the seas were favorable and flat. Not terribly good water visibility, as there is a big red tide and a ton of krill out there as well, but we did have a cage sighting as well. The island biologists had a new tagging record as well with what I understand was five sharks. Those were tagged off Saddle rock and in Morunga Bay and we got to witness three of them. Sunday turned out well too as we had a predation directly off the starboard stem of the Eldorado. We had whales around us as well on both days. Anyway, I thought I'd let you know how it went. - Greg Barron, Director of West Coast Shark Ops
- posted by Jane @ 6:43 AM

 
NATURALIST TRAINING NOW MANDATORY
New Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary regulations state that attracting great white sharks is illegal without a permit. Incredible Adventures has submitted a permit application and is certain to receive one. Permit holders will be required to have at least one Sanctuary-trained and Sanctuary-certified Naturalist on board each shark-viewing trip. Incredible Adventures has always staffed its trips with knowledgeable naturalists, so the new requirement is no big deal. The Sanctuary is offering free naturalist training courses in July and August and anyone interested in learning more about the Farallones is welcome. If you're interested in learning more, contact Incredible Adventures at 800-644-7382.

Labels: Farallones, great white sharks

- posted by Jane @ 1:31 PM

 
See Tigers From the Tiburon
Our next Tiger Shark Adventure in the Bahamas will take place August 8th aboard the RV Tiburon, a great expedition vessel based in Key West, Florida. Captain Tim Taylor is the founder of Ocean Outreach, a non-profit marine outreach organization active in supporting ocean research and our partner in dive operations. Jillian Morris, marine biologist and shark lover, will be on board, leading hookah dive operations. For more info, contact Sheri at 800-644-7382.

Labels: Bahamas, cage diving, diving, Jillian Morris, RV Tiburon, tiger sharks, Tim Taylor

- posted by Jane @ 7:52 AM

 
Lots of Lemons
Our March 14th Bahamas Shark Dive proved to be a lot of fun for our shark-loving passengers. Sharky Jill reported about 30 lemon sharks and three or four tiger sharks around the cage. The seas were a little rough but the weather was beautiful. Our next Bahamas Shark Dive is slated for June 20th and space is still available. Cage dives are $875 and topside adventures are $375.
- posted by Jane @ 7:27 AM

 
A Note from Sharky Jill
Hey guys:

Things have been really sharky around here lately. I spent the fall filming reef sharks in Turks & Caicos and on Grand Bahama. Had a chance to don chain mail for filming and loved every minute of it! Spent 3 weeks filming the white sharks of Guadalupe before returning to the Bahamas to lead a Tiger Beach trip! 5 massive female tiger sharks….. INCREDIBLE animals!! From there I headed to the Bimini Biological Field Station ( AKA The Shark Lab ) to photograph a Make A Wish Project. We had a 15 year old girl that wants to be a marine biologist and her wish was to dive with sharks. AWESOME!!! Truly a rewarding experience. I have been working with a conservation production company called Oceanic Allstars and one of our current projects is a push for Shark Free Marinas. Marinas can post these signs to show that they do not allow fisherman to bring sharks in. We are hoping this will discourage shark fishing or at least encourage catch and release. Next up I am back to Tiger Beach….hope to see you all in the water!
Cheers,

Sharky Jill
- posted by Jane @ 8:03 AM

 
We're Always Thinking
We're always thinking of new ways to make our San Francisco shark dives more incredible. Earlier, we told you about the new underwater digital cameras we added to each boat this season. Last week, we had the company credit card out again. We purchased new underwater video systems for the New Eldorado III and White Holly. The "shark cams" will capture action beneath the surface and show it live on the boats' televisions.

Cage divers on a two-day great white shark expedition aboard our big boat will be able to warm up between dives in a new on-deck hot tub. (Sorry one-day divers...no hot tub for you...but if you'd like to upgrade to a two day expedition, space is still available!)
- posted by Jane @ 12:58 PM

 
You've Gotta Love a Boat with a Hot Tub


- posted by Jane @ 7:43 AM