jlk806 Posted December 27, 2012 #26 Share Posted December 27, 2012 the day we were there last summer several people did see a small nurse shark. I didnt see it but several people were talking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artb3 Posted December 27, 2012 #27 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Never been to Half Moon Cay. But, ran into this guy at the Grand Cayman Island.:D Picture was taken at the reef next to "String Ray City" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryFox Posted December 27, 2012 #28 Share Posted December 27, 2012 you can tell them by the little white hat they wear. lmao!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clackey Posted December 27, 2012 #29 Share Posted December 27, 2012 We snorkel at nearly every port stop if the weather and water clarity permits. In 13 cruises I still have my first shark to see, Barracudas and morey eels, yes. Sharks, no. I want to go to Stuarts Cove just to see sharks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igerster Posted December 27, 2012 #30 Share Posted December 27, 2012 The only sharks I have ever seen on a cruise was at Atlantis in Nassau at the aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfb4cruzing Posted December 27, 2012 #31 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I saw a couple of cougars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKCruiseMan Posted December 27, 2012 #32 Share Posted December 27, 2012 We snorkel at nearly every port stop if the weather and water clarity permits. In 13 cruises I still have my first shark to see, Barracudas and morey eels, yes. Sharks, no. I want to go to Stuarts Cove just to see sharks. We did Stuarts Cove and the Powerboat Adventures in Nassau. If you snorkel, Powerboat Adventures seemed to be better. If you dive, I would go with SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyZ Posted December 27, 2012 #33 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Saw a shark snorkeling in the late 80's in the Bahamas. Actually is was about 6 inches long, but by the end of the week, the story became a little embellished and the shark ended up being 6 ft long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyguide Posted December 28, 2012 #34 Share Posted December 28, 2012 About the worse that would happen is that a shark would "taste" you to see if are prey. Unfortunately, their "taste" is a big bite to us. I've dived with sharks all over French Polynesia and in Nassau. Have had no problems whatsoever and I get very close to them to take pictures. Usually there isn't much to see at HMC, but I was there in March, there was a mackeral run and a huge bunch of barracuda came in after them. Again, I was right in their faces, and had no problems. I think that "shiny" story is highly overrated. I always wear sparkly earrings when I dive and have been face to face with barracuda on numerous occasions. Never had a problem with any of them wanting to check me out. The "shiny thing " has alot to do with water clarity also. I've had to cover my old aquarius regulator to keep some huge ones away in low @6' visibility water. No problem in clear water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyguide Posted December 28, 2012 #35 Share Posted December 28, 2012 About the worse that would happen is that a shark would "taste" you to see if are prey. Unfortunately, their "taste" is a big bite to us. I've dived with sharks all over French Polynesia and in Nassau. Have had no problems whatsoever and I get very close to them to take pictures. Usually there isn't much to see at HMC, but I was there in March, there was a mackeral run and a huge bunch of barracuda came in after them. Again, I was right in their faces, and had no problems. I think that "shiny" story is highly overrated. I always wear sparkly earrings when I dive and have been face to face with barracuda on numerous occasions. Never had a problem with any of them wanting to check me out. The "shiny " stuff is not overrated it has more to do with water clarity ...low vis they really rush in at it.Most of my 2000+ dives have been in 10 feet or less vis. I used to put my hand over my shiny circa 70's reg to keep them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted December 28, 2012 #36 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The "shiny " stuff is not overrated it has more to do with water clarity ...low vis they really rush in at it.Most of my 2000+ dives have been in 10 feet or less vis. I used to put my hand over my shiny circa 70's reg to keep them off. That sounds like no fun at all. I've encountered barracuda in both low and good visibility. Have seen no differences in their behavior to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Kat Posted December 28, 2012 #37 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Consider yourself lucky if you get to see a shark! I've been diving for 37 years, and still love to see a shark swim past me. They are so majestic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjunea Posted December 28, 2012 #38 Share Posted December 28, 2012 We went snorkeling in Grand Turk near the wall with a private excursion. We saw a school of Barracudas at about 30 feet down, all pointing in the same direction, except for 1 or 2. There must have been about 40-50 of them. Our guides said they were sleeping and the ones that were moving around were the "look-outs". I've always been nervous around Barracudas, since we lived in Bermuda and I was "tasted" by one as it swam up against me -- I was 9 at the time. But the sight of all of them waaaaaaaay underneath me at the surface was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alymb03 Posted December 28, 2012 #39 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I went snorkeling in Nassau and saw a sting ray and a barracuda. I was on the look out for sharks but didn't see any. However, after watching Shark Week this past year, I'm not sure I would go again! Almost every show features a portion in Nassau with some big a$$ sharks! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntrydncr1 Posted December 28, 2012 #40 Share Posted December 28, 2012 If you are in the ocean there can be sharks. If you are in a lake there can be poisonous snakes...danger lurks everywhere. Not gonna let it stop me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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