Shark dive in Nassau Bahamas

Here is a video I shot while on the Disney Cruise. We were in Nassau Bahamas and went on a Stuart Cove's Shark feeding adventure. We did not feed the sharks of course but watched at extremely close range (Watch in one shot where my son gets hit in the head by a sharks lower caudal fin.) This was one of the best dives we have ever done. This was shot entirely on a $300 GoPro Hero HD video camera.
AWESOME!

These Awesome predators certainly deserve our respect and I would only do a dive like this with reputable operations like Stuart Cove's.

Here are some things you may not know about sharks

From National Geographic
The United States averages just 16 shark attacks each year and slightly less than one shark-attack fatality every two years. Meanwhile, in the coastal U.S. states alone, lightning strikes and kills more than 41 people each year.

Research indicates that about 100 million sharks are killed each year by humans -- roughly 11,000 sharks every hour, around the clock [source: HSUS]. These numbers may even be on the low side, since the estimate is based only on the reported catch numbers. It's likely that many sharks are caught without being reported.

As apex predators, sharks play a vital role in maintaining the health of marine ecosystems, serving as an indicator of ocean health. Despite their fearsome reputation, sharks are slow-growing, late-maturing, long-lived and give birth to few young, making them extremely vulnerable to over exploitation.

Stop Ocean Pollution

The oceans have become a dumping ground. Mercury emitted by land-based industrial plants finds its way back into our seafood with potentially serious consequences for fish and human health. Meanwhile, tons of concentrated fish waste from offshore fish farming despoils seafloor habitat by snuffing out oxygen and life. Oil spills, for which there is no reliable cleaning mechanism, continue to occur, and the global shipping fleet emits tons of carbon into the atmosphere with no regulations.

Protect Marine Wildlife

Many marine species are at risk from overfishing, climate change and harmful fishing methods. Shark populations are plummeting as they are killed for their meat, fins and liver oil. Endangered sea turtles are caught unintentionally, as bycatch, by fishing boats around the world. Coveted seafood species including tuna and salmon are threatened by overfishing, and corals are increasingly threatened by bottom trawls and climate change.

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• Jimmy Strater
• Thomas Stater
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• Nassau Bahamas
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[GamePlayShotz]

wich camera did u use?

[Airtimevideo]

@GamePlayShotz it was shot with a GoPro Hero HD. Our dive master told me to keep it right in front of my chest and not stick my arms out for any reason. I listened to him.

[jon11565]

@canon5dmarkiiii amazingly no, sharks rarely will attack humans for food if at all, and most sharks are pretty docile towards humans, there are only a few that have the reputation of being aggressive, great whites, makos, and tigers are a few but the rest are just misunderstood

[canon5dmarkiiii]

Why didn't the shark attack the humans? I thought sharks attacks humans for food.

[wouterprosper]

OMG!! That are God Damm Sharks!! You know they can EAT you alive??

[Eurostar710]

Amazing! I want to do this so bad! Sharks are beautiful creatures, they unfortunately have a bad reputation. I'm so jealous of you guys!! :)