June 7th, 2012 | Comments Off on My Shark Brief – Cay Sal Banks Bahamas
It has been a few years since I’ve visited Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas. Since Nekton closed it doors, finding a suitable organization that can provide the accommodations and amenities to live comfortably for a week is difficult.
I have visited Cay Sal Banks three times. The Cay Sal Banks contains the highest number of blue holes anywhere in the world.
My first two visits to Cay Sal was just to dive. I was not into UW Video or Photography, as I am today. The last time I visited Cal Sal, 2009 I brought my HD UW Video rig along to film the sharks. The first two visits, the variety and abundance of sharks was impressive. To be in the water with sharks swimming all around you, some skimming over your head by … Read entire article »
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November 4th, 2009 | Comments Off on Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas
It is August, 2009. One World Ocean is headed for Cay Sal Banks,
Bahamas for a third time. My goal this trip is to
film the sharks. In 2006 the last time I visited the
Cay Sal Banks one of the dive sites known as Big
Hole was filled with sharks.
Big Hole is the name of the Big Blue Hole that sits
on the West Side of the banks. It is at this blue hole
sharks are predominant. In 06′ the sharks were
predominant. This year they were not. A shark was
spotted at Lady’s Secret.
Lady’s Secret is located on the eastern side of the
banks. This shark was tagged, which may be seen
on the video.
Since the trip did not contain the abundance of
sharks I was hoping to find, I decided to begin
filming the guests and the sites we dove.
Here is the … Read entire article »
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