The Shear Water affair earlier this spring left an entire dive industry fractured, and the Bahamian Government pondering the whole notion of commercial shark diving in it's waters.For the most part the media did it's best to highlight the worst aspects of our industry.
Now, for the first time, an in depth look into an industry that needs to spend less time with local "petitions" and more time looking at commercial shark diving as a global industry.
Markus Groh felt uneasy aboard the M/V Shear Water. A buddy had talked him into booking a six-night trip on the charter boat with nine other Austrians to scuba-dive with sharks in the Bahamas. There would be dead fish in the water to attract the big boys — tiger sharks, lemon sharks, hammerheads, and bull sharks — and there would be no cages to protect the divers. Only wetsuits. It would be the experience of a lifetime.
The entire article here. We have heard that images from this event have now been made public and will be posted to the media shortly.
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Jimmy A has done a lot of damage out there by not coming forward and essentially hiding out. By also continuing his operation he's managed to really upset the Bahamians.
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