If you’re into diving with bull sharks, Cabo Pulmo in Baja California, Mexico is for you! The tiny village is located in the center of Cabo Pulmo National Park, a strictly protected marine sanctuary. And therefore one of the best scuba diving destinations in Mexico. Today it’s home to more than 6,000 marine species. Here, everything is a little bigger than usual - the schools of fish, the jacks, the groupers, the schools of mobula rays and the seasonal visitors - the humpback whales.
But our absolute highlight was encountering more than 20 bull sharks up close. They’re considered as the most dangerous sharks in the world. Females can get up to 4 meters long and their name comes from their stocky shape and their unpredictable and aggressive behavior. But while diving with them, we experienced something very different. These powerful predators were completely relaxed, gliding through the water and curiously checking us out. Looking into the eyes of such a perfect and impressive animal is an experience you won’t forget.
The reason bull sharks sometimes mistake swimmers or surfers for prey, is, that they prefer shallow, warm and murky waters, like us. However, sharks don’t deserve their really bad reputation. On average, there are only around 6 deadly, unprovoked shark attacks per year worldwide. On the other hand, about 100 million sharks are killed every year by humans, that’s about 11.000 every hour. They play a key role in keeping the ocean system healthy and have been top predators for more than 450 million years, long before dinosaurs.
Diving with them ethically can help conservation by encouraging local communities to count on tourism instead of fishing and governments to create protected marine parks. And Cabo Pulmo is definitely among the best examples for it!
Other ways to help protect sharks:
1. Reducing seafood consumption - many sharks end up as bycatch
2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - plastic waste kills many sharks
3. Do not buy or eat shark products - you’re not missing out on anything
4. Donate and volunteer with shark conservation organizations
5. Speak out when you see abuse
Have you ever been diving with sharks? How was your experience?
We’d be very happy about recommendations!
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29 авг 2024
