Shark Cage Diving

A shark swimming by the cage.

Yes I did!  Four brave students came with me on the shark cage diving adventure.  We were the second trip of the day, so the cage was already out in the water.  The crew left bait in the cage between runs so the sharks were there waiting for us to arrive!  They fastened the cage to the side of the boat.  We went in groups of five into the cage to look at the sharks underwater.  The crew dumped chum off the back of the boat and one guy threw tuna heads tied to a rope into the water to draw the sharks close to the cage.  When a shark was approaching they would yell, "Down, down, down".  We pulled ourselves under water and held our faces at the front of the cage to get a good look at the sharks swimming by us.  The visibility was about 2.5 meters, which was not that good according to the crew.  This time of year the visibility is low.  Even so, we got a good look at the seven sharks that we saw that day.

The girls are ready to go with their wet suits on.  Do they look nervous to you?

Keith is speechless as he climbs out of the cage.

Nora, Elise, and Liz climbing into the cage.

Getting instructions from the crew.  Very important to hold the top of the cage!

The girls are in the cage as this shark swims by them.

The brave shark cage divers in front of the boat.

Sharon climbing into the shark cage.