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  • Nº7 # Date: 2007-09-01 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 31.1m Duration: 47mins
Diver's Notes

Shark Dive! Eric used a empty water bottle to attract sharks. Sharks started circling as we descended the line. I noticed a scratch on my shin and thought perhaps they were coming for my blood. But it was Eric and the water bottle.
We descended the line, but instead of approaching the reef, went out to the sand ocean floor away from the reef. Apparently sharks are more populous away from the reef. We had 6-8 sharks around us, we formed a triangle on our knees on the ocean floor and sharks swam between us. At least a 8 footer passed within inches of Jason. He was looking at me with big eyes, so I knew there was a shark just behind me too! Buddy breathing with Eric at the safety stop. This was also a nitrox training dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Deep dive, Reef, Boat, Pinnacles, Shark
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • Dive with Eric Engberg 76684
  • Dive buddies: Jason Lachance
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  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 10L Steel     200 → 1 bar
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  • Average depth: 20.7m
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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