Posts Tagged ‘shark photography’

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 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 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

Preparing to Photograph Whale Sharks

Soon I will be leaving for Isla Mujeres to swim with and photograph whale sharks. The whale sharks skim the surface of the water feeding on bonito eggs. They come in large aggregations to the waters off of these Mexican islands in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Many people have started traveling to see these aggregations and it seems that good ecotourism standards have been set up from the very beginning when this aggregation was first discovered.

I will see first hand and if I feel that this tourism benefits the protection of the whale sharks and sharks in general, I will arrange a special trip for a small number of guests and photographers for next summer.

Meanwhile I am practicing my free diving and getting my legs in shape for lots of swimming with fins on. I will post photos from my adventure.

Edited: July 27th, 2011