Post by Jules on Jul 8, 2003 14:59:04 GMT -8
California Shark Diving:2003 Update
Shark dive operators have agreed to a "150 foot viewing distance" from the GWS they take paying divers to cage dive with at the Gulf of the Farallons Marine Sanctuary, effectively shutting down this dive site to any diver wanting to actually see a Great White shark in person.
From California Dive News July 2003
www.saintbrendan.com/cdnjuly03/Kelp7.html
New Regulations for Diving With Sharks In The Works
For the past decade scientists, conservationists, researchers, surfers, shark divers, and government officials have been arguing over how to regulate the growing shark diving industry. In the mid 1990s, shark diving was banned in near shore waters within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and a similar move was begun at the Farallon Islands. All parties have tentatively agreed to a set of guidelines that will probably result in new regulations. They include prohibition of chumming, limitations on the use of decoys, and establishes a 150-foot minimum distance to view a natural feeding event. Researchers and recreational divers will follow the same rules. For more information check out: www.prbo.org/marine/sharkreg.htm.
Shark dive operators have agreed to a "150 foot viewing distance" from the GWS they take paying divers to cage dive with at the Gulf of the Farallons Marine Sanctuary, effectively shutting down this dive site to any diver wanting to actually see a Great White shark in person.
From California Dive News July 2003
www.saintbrendan.com/cdnjuly03/Kelp7.html
New Regulations for Diving With Sharks In The Works
For the past decade scientists, conservationists, researchers, surfers, shark divers, and government officials have been arguing over how to regulate the growing shark diving industry. In the mid 1990s, shark diving was banned in near shore waters within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and a similar move was begun at the Farallon Islands. All parties have tentatively agreed to a set of guidelines that will probably result in new regulations. They include prohibition of chumming, limitations on the use of decoys, and establishes a 150-foot minimum distance to view a natural feeding event. Researchers and recreational divers will follow the same rules. For more information check out: www.prbo.org/marine/sharkreg.htm.
