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