| Among the many scuba diving attractions in Little | | | | to find themselves in such close proximity with these |
| Bahama Bank of the Caribbean Sea, scuba diving with | | | | fierce meat eating predators. All novice and |
| sharks is one of the favorite underwater activities for | | | | inexperienced scuba divers should therefore dive |
| scuba divers there. | | | | under the close supervision of experienced divers so |
| Bahamas' Bull Pit Shark Dive | | | | that they would not panic and do things that may |
| This is a classic shark diving destination and having | | | | attract the sharks to think of them as food. |
| been scuba dived so frequently for many years. It is | | | | Bahamas Shark Rodeo |
| because of this factor that the sharks there can now | | | | This famous shark rodeo in Little Bahama Bank is a |
| associate the sound of boat engines with food. Hey, it | | | | flat 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 quickly | | | | gunning the boat's engines to attract the sharks. |
| into the area once they sense that the dive boats are | | | | Upon entering the water, scuba divers will settle on the |
| coming. Since this strange and unnatural shark | | | | sandy seabed in sight of a 'chumsicle' which is a large |
| behavior that is being cultivated by human activities is | | | | frozen mass of fish contained in a porous cylinder. The |
| not a natural characteristic of sharks hunting for food | | | | good 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 reefs | | | | scuba divers so as to prevent shark attacking scuba |
| and canyons that create a maze of interesting | | | | divers by accident. |
| channels and gullies for scuba divers to explore. One | | | | The feeding sharks, often more than a hundred of |
| favorite method of shark watching by scuba divers is | | | | them from several shark species will suddenly zoom in |
| to wait in one of these gullies and wait for the sharks | | | | to the chumsicle in a feeding frenzy. This is when the |
| to come near. The sharks of course are aware that | | | | show begins. Divers are warned to keep very still |
| the scuba divers are around and will sometimes swim | | | | when some of the sharks may glide over to check out |
| up close to inspect the intruders and to check for food | | | | who is eyeing their meals or worse, eating the scuba |
| handouts. | | | | divers as their meal. |
| Although The Bull Pit dive site is considered a safe | | | | So if you plan for a scuba diving trip to the Bahamas, |
| diving location, inexperienced divers may be frightened | | | | do dive with the sharks. |