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Zenato's cave diving projects have included remapping the underwater caves in the Lucayan National Park. [7] Zenato was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2011. [ 6 ] She is known for promoting the conservation of, diving with, removing fish hooks from Caribbean reef sharks around Grand Bahama Island .
Backshall was seen diving live with great hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks and reef sharks from the shark sanctuary of Bimini. In 2018-19, Backshall launched the project Expedition, which was televised by BBC2, UKTV, SBS, PBS and Discovery Asia. This involved ten expeditions to parts of the globe that had never been explored before.
Shark cage diving. Shark tourism is a form of eco-tourism that allows people to dive with sharks in their natural environment. This benefits local shark populations by educating tourists and through funds raised by the shark tourism industry.
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Cpt. Chip Michalove poses with a 13.5-foot, estimated 1,000-pound, hammerhead head shark, he tagged and released on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, near Hilton Head Island.
These observations suggest that the great hammerhead seeks to disable rays with the first bite, a strategy similar to that of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), and that its cephalofoil is an adaptation for prey handling. [21] Adult great hammerheads have been observed hunting in coral reef flats as shallow as ~0.7 m (2.3 ft). [22]
The starboard side, as it looked in June, 2010. SS Sapona was a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini during a hurricane in 1926. The wreck of the ship is easily visible above the water, and is both a navigational landmark for boaters and a popular dive site.