Shark Diving In Bahamas

Among the many scuba diving attractions in Littleto find themselves in such close proximity with these
Bahama Bank of the Caribbean Sea, scuba diving withfierce meat eating predators. All novice and
sharks is one of the favorite underwater activities forinexperienced scuba divers should therefore dive
scuba divers there.under the close supervision of experienced divers so
Bahamas' Bull Pit Shark Divethat they would not panic and do things that may
This is a classic shark diving destination and havingattract the sharks to think of them as food.
been scuba dived so frequently for many years. It isBahamas Shark Rodeo
because of this factor that the sharks there can nowThis famous shark rodeo in Little Bahama Bank is a
associate the sound of boat engines with food. Hey, itflat patch of sand the size of a football field at
is always lunch time whenever boats are approaching.Walker's Cay. Dive boats will usually circle the site first,
These awesome sea predators will move very quicklygunning the boat's engines to attract the sharks.
into the area once they sense that the dive boats areUpon entering the water, scuba divers will settle on the
coming. Since this strange and unnatural sharksandy seabed in sight of a 'chumsicle' which is a large
behavior that is being cultivated by human activities isfrozen mass of fish contained in a porous cylinder. The
not a natural characteristic of sharks hunting for foodgood thing about this shark feeding system is that it
has been criticized by marine conservationists.avoids pieces of fish remains floating near watching
The Bull Pit is made up of a series of low lying reefsscuba divers so as to prevent shark attacking scuba
and canyons that create a maze of interestingdivers by accident.
channels and gullies for scuba divers to explore. OneThe feeding sharks, often more than a hundred of
favorite method of shark watching by scuba divers isthem from several shark species will suddenly zoom in
to wait in one of these gullies and wait for the sharksto the chumsicle in a feeding frenzy. This is when the
to come near. The sharks of course are aware thatshow begins. Divers are warned to keep very still
the scuba divers are around and will sometimes swimwhen some of the sharks may glide over to check out
up close to inspect the intruders and to check for foodwho is eyeing their meals or worse, eating the scuba
handouts.divers as their meal.
Although The Bull Pit dive site is considered a safeSo if you plan for a scuba diving trip to the Bahamas,
diving location, inexperienced divers may be frighteneddo dive with the sharks.