2021-07-29 17:27
We have over 370 individual Great White Shark identified at Guadalupe Island. The Marine Conservation Science Institute has been keeping track of these awesome animals since 2001. Lets… Read More
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A blog about shark diving, Guadalupe Island, great white sharks, cage diving, shark conservation, Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks
2021-06-23 22:40
Shark Diver is excited to announce that we will have a very special expedition to Guadalupe Island this fall. From Sept. 8-13 we will have both Nicole Nasby-Lucas, the scientist responsible… Read More
2020-08-07 16:27
I started SCUBA diving and spear-fishing at Guadalupe Island in 1996, 5 years before we started shark diving there. It is during that time that we discovered the Great White Sharks that are… Read More
2020-04-23 17:11
In our continuing effort to bring the sharks to you while we are all confined to our homes, let me introduce you to Luca Arnone. He is listed as #163 in our photo ID database at Guadalupe I… Read More
2020-04-15 17:53
Continuing to introduce you to the Great White Sharks of Guadalupe Island during our coronavirus quarantine, I'd like you to meet "Slash Fin", #213 in our Photo ID database. She is a v… Read More
2020-04-08 19:33
During our confinement at home due to the coronavirus, we are introducing you to a few of our favorite characters you might meet when you visit Guadalupe Island through a series of b… Read More
2020-04-06 16:52
Since most of us are still staying at home during this corona crisis, I'll continue to bring some "shark joy" to everyone by introducing you to our great white sharks at Guadalupe. Today I'd… Read More
2020-04-05 16:54
Continuing to introduce you to the Great White Sharks at Guadalupe Island during this coronavirus crisis, I'd like you to meet "Crazy" Tryss. Thanks to Nicole Lucas from the Marine Conservat… Read More
2020-04-02 14:36
Continuing to bring you some positivity during our home confinement due to the Coronavirus, I want to introduce you to "Bruce", another regular Great White Shark at Guadalupe Island… Read More
2020-04-01 14:49
"Scarboard" is another one of my favorite sharks. You're probably beginning to see a pattern here. I have a lot of "favorite" sharks. It's is amazing how all these sharks have different be… Read More
2020-03-31 15:47
With the coronavirus holding us hostage in our homes, I decided to bring something positive into all of us shark lovers lives and introduce you to some of the sharks at Guadalupe Islan… Read More
2019-12-10 20:15
One of the big reasons why people never fulfill their dreams or take a leap of faith to try new things is because they fear the process requires a lot of work. So they throw up their hands a… Read More
2019-06-14 16:13
What makes a person a real Shark/Ocean Activist/Conservationist? Is it commenting on social media? Is it freediving with a shark, touching it to show how "friendly" these animals are, is it… Read More
2019-04-10 17:05
Beqa Adventure Divers, known as BAD, is celebrating it's 15th anniversary. We want to congratulate BAD for being one of the most awesome dive companies in the world. Their moto, "We are a co… Read More
2019-02-26 19:30
Chugey is one of the iconic sharks at Guadalupe. We first encountered him in 2004 and he's been regularly sighted ever since. One of his characteristics is his cut caudal (tail) fin. It pret… Read More
2019-02-11 22:16
I love "Lucy", and I'm not referring to the popular TV show of the 50ies. "Lucy" is a large female Great White Shark, that is regularly visiting Guadalupe Island. Most mature females a… Read More
2019-02-10 20:15
"Scarboard" is another one of my favorite sharks. You're probably beginning to see a pattern here. I have a lot of "favorite" sharks. It's is amazing how all these sharks have different be… Read More
2019-02-08 23:47
Meet "Slash Fin", #213 in our Photo ID database. She is a very active shark, swimming around normally and exhibiting all the typical white shark behaviors.There is however something ve… Read More
2019-02-07 15:43
The 2018 season at Guadalupe Island has been phenomenal. Thanks to Nicole Lucas from the Marine Conservation Science Institute, we have a way to identify and keep a record of all the sharks… Read More
2019-02-06 17:13
The world is full of celebrities, but how often do you actually get to meet them and spend some quality time with them? Over the past 18 years, I've been privileged to do just that. I've met… Read More
2019-01-31 22:34
Conservation and Shark Diving are often seen as opposites and not compatible. Let's look at some of the concerns raised and see how valid they are. The biggest issue a lot of people have wit… Read More
2019-01-18 15:37
For the last couple of days, the internet has lit up with postings of Ocean Ramsey diving with Deep Blue.source While Deep Blue was actually spotted and filmed by Mark Mohler and Kimberly J… Read More
2018-11-27 18:16
Shark Diver has been running trips with Great White Sharks at Guadalupe Island since 2000. Our owner, Martin Graf, encountered these sharks while SCUBA and freediving there for about 10 year… Read More
2018-10-25 23:27
During our last expedition to Guadalupe Island we encountered "Slash Fin", a shark that has been seen previously and is in our database. She is a very active shark, swimming around normally… Read More
2018-10-11 14:10
"Luca Arnone" listed as #163, is one of our recent additions to the photo ID database at Guadalupe Island. We first met him in 2013 and he has been coming back every year since. 2 years… Read More
2018-10-07 18:14
When we dive with Bull Sharks in Fiji, we always go with Beqa Adventure Divers "BAD", because "BAD" is awesome. "Dashark", who's behind their operation is the guy who was the driving force t… Read More
2018-09-26 21:33
The 2018 season at Guadalupe Island has been phenomenal so far. Thanks to Nicole Lucas from the Marine Conservation Science Institute, we have a way to identify and keep a record of all the… Read More
2018-04-05 23:18
There are a lot of misconceptions when people talk about sharks. One of them is the myth that they don't get tumors or cancer. We previously talked about sharks with cancer, here and h… Read More
2018-02-18 16:19
We all know that shark finning is a huge problem and a threat to global shark populations, but is it the only threat? Is the demand for shark meat an equal threat?There is a new public… Read More
2017-12-07 20:23
Why do sharks attack?Recently there was another shark attack on a spear fisherman in California and a fatal shark bite at Cocos Island in Costa Rica. Inevitably when someone gets… Read More
2017-11-26 17:59
In 17 years of diving with the Great White Sharks at Guadalupe Island, we have learned a lot about these awesome creatures. From not knowing where they are heading when they leave the… Read More
2017-10-28 16:19
Between February and July, there have been a lot of incidents, where dying or dead sharks and rays have washed up on beaches in San Francisco bay. What is causing them to die?According… Read More
2017-10-27 12:15
Earthtouchnews has an article describing a bull shark with a crooked spine. That shark was found by the shark lab in Bimini. They named him "Quasimido" and are speculating on what caus… Read More
2017-10-24 16:57
We are coming towards the end of another great season at Guadalupe Island. Just like last year, we added a lot of new sharks to the photo ID database and saw a lot of our regulars that… Read More
2017-10-23 16:11
The sensationalist media is at it again, or should I say still at it? This time it's an outlet not normally prone to sensational headlines. Sky News has a headline that reads "Deadly t… Read More
2017-08-25 23:19
This season has started out completely different from the last. Where we had lots of juvenile females early last year, this season it has been all males so far. On our last expedition… Read More
2017-08-14 17:22
We just got back from our second Great White Shark expedition to Guadalupe Island last night and are happy to report that the big boys are back in town! On our first day, Bite Face sho… Read More
2017-08-08 19:20
We just came back from our first expedition of the year to Guadalupe Island, where we saw 12 different sharks. As is usual for this time of the year, the smaller males were the most fr… Read More
2017-08-01 16:16
Just as we are about to embark on our first Great White Shark expedition of 2017, there is a piece about Lucy, one of our favorite sharks, in the media. The piece is by none other than… Read More
2017-07-27 16:25
Next week we start our 17th season at Guadalupe Island, diving with Great White Sharks. Kinga Phillips has been coming out with us twice so far, and she's written an excellent blog abo… Read More
2017-07-02 16:01
Shark Diver's Communications Director, Cindy Michaels is not just the heart and soul of our company, she's also a former writer, broadcaster, news director and professional movie revie… Read More
2017-06-26 17:59
Over the last couple of weeks I wrote about a few of the Great White Sharks we encounter at Guadalupe Island. Before I introduce you to more of those, I want to tell you a bit about th… Read More
2017-06-20 14:32
"Luca Arnone" listed as #163, is one of our recent additions to the photo ID database at Guadalupe Island. We first met him in 2013 and he has been coming back every year since. L… Read More
2017-06-15 15:34
"Scarboard" is another one of my favorite sharks. You're probably beginning to see a pattern here. I have a lot of "favorite" sharks. It's is amazing how all these sharks have differen… Read More
2017-06-12 15:43
We met "Screaming Mimi" a couple of years ago. When I first encountered her, I nicknamed her "Kinky". She has a very distinct kink in her tail. I have no idea what caused that ki… Read More
2017-06-10 16:00
I love "Lucy", and I'm not referring to the popular TV show in the 50ies. "Lucy" is a large female Great White Shark, that is regularly visiting Guadalupe Island. Most mature females a… Read More
2017-06-08 20:31
The world is full of celebrities, but how often do you actually get to meet them and spend some quality time with them? Over the past 16 years, I've been privileged to do just that. I've met… Read More
2017-04-20 18:08
It's been 16 years, since we started diving with Great White Sharks at Guadalupe Island and we have identified well over 200 individual sharks. Nicole Lucas from the Marine Conservatio… Read More
2017-02-25 19:54
After a recent deadly shark attack at Reunion Island, world renowned surfer and conservationist Kelly Slater has called for a serious daily shark cull.Grind TV writes "After the 20th s… Read More
2017-01-24 23:10
The last 2 seasons at Guadalupe Island were awesome with more sharks than we have ever seen before. On some of our expeditions we saw over 30 individual sharks. Some of those sharks we… Read More
2016-12-31 14:00
In 2106 we had some awesome expeditions to Guadalupe, Fiji and Tiger Beach. We made many new friends and reconnected with old ones. We want to thank all of you that came out with us th… Read More
2016-12-30 10:26
We see a lot of devices advertised that claim to repel sharks. The question is, do they work?A lot of these devices use either electricity or magnets that are supposed to repel sharks… Read More
2016-10-15 17:55
With the recent coverage of the cage diving accident at Guadalupe, a lot of people have commented that shark diving should be banned. Obviously my view on that may be biased, since I own a… Read More
2016-10-14 17:51
A lot of you have seen the news coverage of 2 recent cage diving incidents and are wondering, "Is cage diving really safe?"First of all I want to point out that neither of these incide… Read More
2016-08-25 16:40
We just completed our 4th expedition to Guadalupe this year and the sharks have been amazing. Unlike in previous years, we are seeing more juvenile females than males this season. Ther… Read More
2016-07-15 21:11
Senators Nelson and Rubio introduced a bill in the US Senate that would outlaw shark feeding in any portion of Biscayne National Park as part of a park fishery management plan.Senate B… Read More
2016-06-16 15:01
perth now reports that another diver has been attacked by a shark. Their headline reads WA spear fisherman jumped by angry shark off Coral Bay coastAccording to their article: A… Read More
2016-06-15 16:44
I just got back from my 4th annual trip to Fiji, diving with the "BAD" (Beqa Adventure Divers') bull sharks of the Shark Reef Marine Reserve. It is an unbelievable experience to be sur… Read More
2016-06-14 19:31
This is getting ridiculous. "Shark Expert" and "shark whisperer" Riccardo Sturla Avogadri is showing people how to survive a shark attack. A article in the Daily Mail talks about… Read More
2016-04-22 18:56
Shark diving has gained in popularity over the last decade or so. With the increasing number of operations that offer interactions with sharks, we have also seen a growi… Read More
2016-04-07 08:44
What's it like to come face to face with a Great White Shark? That is a question I get asked time and time again. With the news media portraying sharks as blood thirsty, mindless kille… Read More
2016-02-25 18:16
This is a reblog from Mike in Fiji. http://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2016/02/cyclone-winston-images.html It looks like they made it through the Cyclone OK, but that can't be said fo… Read More
2016-02-25 02:41
We hear a lot about how aggressive shark are. Some people think that if they encounter a shark in the ocean, they will get bit. This kind of thinking is at least partially fueled by th… Read More
2016-02-22 21:50
It looks like our friends in Fiji made it through Cyclone Winston, the worst in history.Here is Mike's first hand report. http://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2016/02/back-in-business.h… Read More
2016-02-20 02:04
The shark dive at the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji has been dubbed "The best shark dive in the world" by none other than shark diving pioneers Ron and Valerie Taylor.Now Beqa Adve… Read More
2016-02-15 20:46
We in the shark conservation field have been saying for years that a shark is worth more alive than dead. We have been citing various examples of how a live shark can bring a lot more… Read More
2016-02-11 17:04
Every time a deadly shark attack occurs, people start pointing out what kills more people than sharks each year. This led me to think of a different question. What kills fewer people t… Read More
2016-02-09 04:07
Bull Shark Diving FijiBull Sharks in Fiji are calling you in May of 2016.Experience what many call the world's best shark dive. We are diving with big, really big bull sharks. The sha… Read More
2016-02-03 18:24
How could our loving sharks possibly hurt them? After all, we want to protect them and are fighting those who are hurting them. Why would I even suggest such a ridiculous thing?shark d… Read More
2016-02-02 18:35
Grind TV has a nice article about our breaching great white sharks at Guadalupe Island.It's nice to see that the media has caught on to the fact that great white sharks are not only breachin… Read More
2016-01-28 17:40
We at Shark Diver believe in "Safe and Sane" shark diving. The example in the video below is how NOT to dive with sharks. Ataque provocado de un tiburón. OJO IMÁGENES FUERTES q… Read More
2016-01-26 17:14
There are a lot of conservation organizations out there, all looking to raise money for their causes. It's rare that you see a call to sign a petition etc. that is not automatically asking y… Read More
2016-01-18 20:03
After the movie "Jaws" came out in 1975, a lot of people were afraid to even enter a pool or a bathtub. Who knew that one could actually find a shark in a pool?Check out this story. A shark… Read More
2015-11-23 19:27
Do you want to know what it is like to come to Guadalupe Island and meet the Great White Sharks? Read the following trip report and look at the pictures from John Gunn and Katrien De Maertel… Read More
2015-09-29 15:50
It's been a fantastic great white shark season at Guadalupe Island so far. As reported earlier, a lot of our regular visitors have come back again, with "Bite Face" making his 15th straight… Read More
2015-09-19 03:31
A Growing AttractionSome might say diving with sharks is the last thing they would ever want to do...until they do it! For many, it has become an addiction and more and more repeat divers ar… Read More
2015-08-30 18:46
We arrived back in San Diego from our last Great White Shark trip just in time for an "aggressive" hammerhead shark to close a popular La Jolla (San Diego) beach.According to the San Diego U… Read More
2015-08-24 23:42
What an incredible expedition! We not only saw a record 30 different individual white sharks on this expedition, on our way back we ran into a pod of Orcas that came right up to our vessel… Read More
2015-08-20 20:45
We just returned from our first expedition to Guadalupe Island this year. I'm happy to report that the big boys are back. Bruce, Jacques, Bite Face and Thor all made it back safely to the is… Read More
2015-08-07 04:04
From last season at Guadalupe Island, where we encountered a courageous little sea lion. Cheers,Martin GrafCEO Shark DiverAbout Shark Diver. As a global leader in commercial shark div… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is the 4th year Shark Diver is going to Fiji to dive with Bull Sharks at Beqa Shark Reef Marine Reserve. In the last 3 years, we have been diving with more than 70 Bull Sharks at a time… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
With the holidays fast approaching, what are you going to give the person who has everything? Here is an idea. Sponsor, or name a shark at Guadalupe Island and support the research and conse… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I booked the trip to Isla Guadalupe (Guadalupe Island) with Shark Diver of San Diego to fulfill a long held desire – since reading Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s “The Shark&rdquo&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
One of the reasons millions of sharks get killed each year is the popular belief that sharks don't get tumors, or cancer. That, along with the demand for shark fins, are the major reas… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I know it's not really about sharks, but wow! How could anyone that cares about anything in the Ocean not be excited about this! Japan has agreed to stop killing whales in the Antarctic!The… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My last blog sure has stirred up some emotion and sparked some debate. Some people have taken it very personal and have ripped, not just the activity, but also the character of Jean-Marie Gh… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
You don't need to go outside a cage to be close to the sharks!Yesterday I wrote a blog, talking about those idiot who dove outside the cages at Guadalupe Island. I used a couple of pictures… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I got this response from the person who says he took the photos that I posted in this blog. Here is what he said: "Hello Martin, I am the owner of those images and I was very surprised to s… Read More
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