News for the ‘Tiger Shark Dive’ Category

The Strange and Mysterious Greenland Shark

Dr Chris Harvey-Clark was a guest on our January 2012 Tiger Shark Expedition and was kind enough to tell everyone the tale of his discovery of the Greenland Shark.

Read about his discovery and the efforts to conduct further study on this slow and cold member of the shark species.

http://www.geerg.ca/

Edited: February 18th, 2012

Announcing Dates for 2013 Tiger Shark Adventure

March 8 – 14 2013   $2,700

Join us for an exciting week of diving in the clear warm waters of the Bahamas and Tiger Beach. This is all about sharks and a great opportunity for underwater photography

This comfortable and professional liveaboard has been in the business for years and has been on Shark Week many times.  Experience your own Shark Week  - book now or miss out

” The best dive trip I have ever been on”   – comment from 2012 guest    See my trip log  here

All the details are on my website  www.TigerSharkDive.com

See my other trips:  South Africa Wild Safari, manatee photography workshop, Sailfish and Whale sharks in Mexico

Edited: February 7th, 2012

Tiger Shark Expedition Report on Website

The 2012 Tiger Shark Dive Expedition was fantastic!  The weather was great and so was the company.  All of the photographers came back with great photos and some said it was the best dive trip they had ever been on.

Read my Expedition Report on my Website

See all my photo tours

Still have spaces for my April Safari in South Africa  - inquire now!

Edited: February 2nd, 2012

Tiger Shark Dive Expedition was filled with great encounters

Everyone disembarked the boat a bit tired but exhilarated by the 5 wonderful days of diving and sharks.  The weather could not have been more beautiful and the tiger sharks were abundant.  The photographers in the group returned with excellent photographs and the non photographers in the group had some exciting memories.

I really enjoyed meeting all of the wonderful people on this trip and seeing again the excellent crew on the Dolphin Dream.

I am still trying to secure dates for a Feb or March 2013 expedition on this popular boat and I have booked March 1 – 7th for 2014.   See my photo tours website for details on this and my other trips  or visit www.TigerSharkDive.com

Edited: January 15th, 2012

Florida Expands Shark Protection

On Nov. 16, 2011 discussions chaired by the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) were held on the topic of adding four of the ocean’s larger species of sharks (Greater Hammerhead, Scalloped Hammerhead, Smooth Hammerhead and Tiger) to the State’s listing of prohibited species to both commercial and recreational harvest.

FWC has already taken a proactive stance in protecting large coastal species, demonstrated last February when they put into law Lemon Sharks as a prohibited species making it illegal kill one in state waters.

This last meeting ended with the FWC voting another ground-breaking shark protection measure that will in effect make it illegal for anglers fishing state waters to keep tiger sharks or any of the three mentioned species of hammerhead sharks.

The measure will thereby hopefully reverses the species downward spiral, which has shown population decline of more than fifty percent in recent years, by providing a safe haven in the states coastal waters.

Environmentalists praised the move and hope it will be adopted for federal waters by the National Marine Fisheries Services. “The federal government should make today’s new rule a consistent policy in all U.S. waters,” said Rebecca Greenberg, a marine scientist for Oceana.

The FWC is also working on an educational campaign highlighting fishing and handling techniques that increase the survival rate of sharks that are caught and released while ensuring the safety of the anglers targeting them.

The new rule, which will take effect Jan. 1, prohibits the possession, sale and exchange of tiger sharks and great, scalloped and smooth hammerhead sharks harvested from state waters. Another 22 species share similar protections.

Edited: November 19th, 2011

Florida Fish and Wildlife Proposes protection for Tiger Sharks and Hammerheads

FWC proposes protection for hammerheads, tiger sharks

News Release

Thursday, September 08, 2011

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Thursday advanced its long-standing policy to protect stressed shark populations in Florida waters. The action came during the second day of its three-day meeting in Naples.

Sharks have been strictly regulated in Florida since 1992, with a one-shark-per-person, two-sharks-per-vessel daily bag limit for all recreational and commercial harvesters; a ban on shark finning; and a prohibition on roughly two dozen overfished, vulnerable or rare shark species.

“Florida has been recognized as a pioneer and a leader in shark management efforts for nearly 20 years,” said FWC Chairman Kathy Barco. “We recognize that maintaining healthy shark populations is critical to the sustainability of our marine ecosystem. The additional protections we are proposing would help preserve Florida’s valuable marine resources.”

The Commission proposes protecting four additional shark species that rely on Florida’s productive coastal waters for their survival. The FWC’s proposed rules would prohibit harvest of scalloped hammerheads, great hammerheads, smooth hammerheads and tiger sharks from state waters. Scalloped hammerheads are considered overfished and are experiencing overfishing, which means that fishing pressure is too high to be sustainable. Research indicates the other three species have also suffered severe population declines in recent decades.

In addition to the proposed rules, the Commission directed staff to work with stakeholders and anglers to develop an educational campaign highlighting proper fishing and handling techniques when catching and releasing sharks. Commissioners also asked staff to explore a trophy tag program for these important sharks. The tag, similar to the one used for tarpon, would allow anglers to harvest a shark for record purposes.

A final public hearing on the proposed shark rules will be during the November FWC meeting in Key Largo.

We still have 2 spots available on our Bahamas Tiger and Hammerhead Shark Diving Trip.  http://www.TigerSharkDive.com

Edited: September 15th, 2011

Florida may ban Tiger and Hammerhead capture

The state may ban the catch of tiger sharks and hammerheads in Florida waters, in the latest of a series of rules aimed at protecting the ocean’s top predators.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans a series of public workshops around the state to gather comments on a proposal to add these species to the prohibited list.
Sharks have undergone a severe worldwide decline over the past 20 years to serve the demand in China and other East Asian countries for shark fin soup. South Florida has emerged as a center of the shark-protection movement, particularly around the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

The commission is also considering a limit on chumming when fishing for sharks from shore. And it is considering a proposal to require circle hooks rather than j-hooks for catch-and-release fishing to cause less harm to the shark.

The photos illustrate the damage to tiger sharks and other species that I see on a regular basis on my shark diving charter in the Bahamas.
I still have spaces on my Tiger Shark Dive Expedition to the Bahamas January 2012 for those who are interested in cageless shark diving. Tiger Shark Dive.com

Edited: July 10th, 2011

Bahama Sharks book by Dave Skinner

We are happy to announce that one of the members of our shark trip 2011, Dave Skinner has published a book.  His book Bahama Sharks , features many beautiful images and chronicles his adventures.  His book can be previewed and purchased at:

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/1539370/f7c0ae389885e2ce77abb2e9d7af987b

Edited: March 12th, 2011

Tales From the Shark Side

I have added  a summary of my Tiger Shark Expedition to my website.  See some of my pictures and read about our adventures.  Also on the site are details about our January 2012 Trip.
If you are interested in this trip, please contact me now – there are only 5 spots left and they are filling fast.

2011 Shark Dive Log
shark diving video

Edited: February 17th, 2011

Some Images from my Sailfish Trip

I recently returned from a trip to Mexico to photograph sailfish. The sailfish hunt together in cooperation keeping the prey trapped, in a bait ball, and near the surface. Each sailfish takes a turn to charge into the bait ball and swat at a fish and eat it while it is stunned.

This was a lot of breath-holding and fast swimming to keep up with these elegant predators.

Edited: January 28th, 2011