Shark!

[StingerSteve]

In honor of Shark Week...I just had to pose this question:

I'm curious if sharks are a regular problem to salvage operations? Since the 1715 site is basically "ground zero" for shark statistics in Florida, I always imagined they would be a nuisance in that area. How about other areas?

I've only encountered a couple in all the years I've been diving & always wondered what salvage divers come across.

[Hangingfor8]

THERE ARE NO SHARKS ON THE 1715 WRECKS!!! and that's what I tell myself everyday we work it out there.....lol

[FISHEYE]

Recently several great whites have been spotted on the east coast of florida.Just when you think the tiger shark and bull sharks was two of the worst ones to deal with while in the water.

[KEYSHUNTER]

being shark week ,just had two divers drown in 40 feet ,i know the boat not sure what went wrong, bad weather is worst in my world at least a shark never touched them,i worry more about the sky above then what swims below me....RIP...

[Whittman]

I had the pleasure of seeing a couple presentations by Greg Skomal (not sure about the spelling), who is a Great White Shark researcher. They managed to tag some GW's up off of Cape Cod and were able to collect data regarding their migration. Long story short, they found that the Cape Cod GW's migrate down to Florida in the winter. Good news is that they spend that time in deeper water.

[crzhors]

And the ones that do come down in the winters,are Horrible drivers and lousy tippers....

[capt dom]

The biggest problem we have had with sharks are the ones
that have law degrees!

[humble]

When diving in murky water and a Remora, attaches itself to you it's time for concern. The larger the Remora, the greater the concern.

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/SK4ns7eh

[Escudoman]

My dad has had run in's with GW on the pacific coast. One of them has a fin of his. He hasn't dove there in several years because the elephant seal population has exploded where he used to dive.
Gerrison

[piratediver]

The WHYDAH is not far from where the GW's have been spotted. Thank God our mailboxes make so much noise it seems to keep them away, but one day there was an ocean sunfish that scared us until we got a real close look.


Pirate Diver

[inletsurf]

The attached video was taken last month by a Vero Beach resident spearfishing about 23 miles due east of the 1715 wrecks (~165 feet of water). Pay close attention to the great white spotted around 3:07 in the video.

[Salvor6]

Its a good thing he is a bad shot and missed the first 2 fish!