Shark diving with 12 y/o

Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his age
he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in the
right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep travel to
minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft limits? Thanks
in advance for any suggestions.

diveman and diveman Jr

If he is newly certified, I think I'd let him get some confidence and
experience before doing a shark dive. There's lots of time for sharks....



"Newsgroups" <diveman1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his
> age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in
> the right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep
> travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft
> limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> diveman and diveman Jr

I've experienced a number of shark feeding dives...always held in rather shallow
water.

"news.newsguy.com" wrote:

> If he is newly certified, I think I'd let him get some confidence and
> experience before doing a shark dive. There's lots of time for sharks....
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> "Newsgroups" <diveman1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> > Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
> > and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his
> > age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in
> > the right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep
> > travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft
> > limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> >
> > diveman and diveman Jr

Newsgroups wrote:
> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly
> certified and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't)
> However at his age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone
> could point me in the right direction. We live in northern Florida and
> would like keep travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives,
> but with 40 ft limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> diveman and diveman Jr


If he was my kid, I wouldn't plan on showing him how some people treat
wild animals like they're pets. OTOH, showing the sharks about how
humans should be associated with a food is what you want. Every
encounter with wildlife teaches all participants something.

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jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

On May 4, 4:48*am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
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> If he was my kid, I wouldn't plan on showing him how some people treat
> wild animals like they're pets. *OTOH, showing the sharks about how
> humans should be associated with a food is what you want. *Every
> encounter with wildlife teaches all participants something.

But that's not what we teach kids. We take them to the zoo to see
pitiful animals in cages, to Sea World to see "killer" whales jump
through hoops, and have them watch cartoons where animals like Bugs
Bunny and Wiley Coyote blow each other up with dynamite. Talk about
mixed messages.

In article <KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com>, diveman1998
@yahoo.com says...
> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his age
> he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in the
> right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep travel to
> minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft limits? Thanks
> in advance for any suggestions.

I'm pretty sure that Stuart Cove on New Providence does their shark
dives in shallow water. Also, maybe UNEXSO on Grand Bahama. I think Jim
Abernethy is still running feeding dives out of West Palm Beach, but I
think he has to get out into deeper water to do them because they are
outlawed in FL. He's only had one customer eaten by a shark so far this
year.

Despite what the operators will tell you, these dives are not without
risks. Make sure you understand them.

Al Wells wrote:
> In article <KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com>, diveman1998
> @yahoo.com says...
>> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
>> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his age
>> he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in the
>> right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep travel to
>> minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft limits? Thanks
>> in advance for any suggestions.
>
> I'm pretty sure that Stuart Cove on New Providence does their shark
> dives in shallow water. Also, maybe UNEXSO on Grand Bahama. I think Jim
> Abernethy is still running feeding dives out of West Palm Beach, but I
> think he has to get out into deeper water to do them because they are
> outlawed in FL. He's only had one customer eaten by a shark so far this
> year.
>
> Despite what the operators will tell you, these dives are not without
> risks. Make sure you understand them.


Yup, the risks of teaching the participants the wrong thing is something
all humans should evaluate.

--
jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Thanks for your inputs on this...Think we'll let him gain some experience
like one of you said. Lobster season starts in july down in the
keys..shallow diving there and its lots of fun.
Thanks again for your ideas.
diveman and diveman jr.




"Newsgroups" <diveman1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his
> age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me in
> the right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep
> travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft
> limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
> diveman and diveman Jr

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> "Newsgroups" <diveman1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
>> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his
>> age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me
>> in the right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep
>> travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft
>> limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>
>> diveman and diveman Jr
>


Do you have your own boat with a draft less than 4'?
N25 00.922 W80 25.532

Not a great lobster dive but it is home to a group of nurse sharks and near
some good lobster spots. Do NOT ANCHOR ON THIS EXACT SPOT.... find the
grassy area to the SE and swim to this spot. remember... More people have
been attacked by nurse sharks than all other species... OK, so there is a
huge survival rate (Almost 100%) but they can still mess you up... be
careful.

BTW... I hate the idea of shark dives. I love seeing sharks in the wild
but getting sharks to equate food and humans is NOT a good idea and not a
great thing to teach a new diver. The cool thing about diving is that you
never know what you will see. Our instant gratification culture is ruining
that as well.

If you want to see Tigers, black tips and carib reefs, try a regular wall
dive in Bimini after you son gets his advanced in a year or so. Last
summer I saw a lemon on Molasses (2 miles from the spot above).

[Default] Thus spake "Ed" <newsgroup@nospam.com>:

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>> "Newsgroups" <diveman1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:KcydnaDRsbSdloDVnZ2dnUVZ_vadnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>>> Hello fellow divers..I have a 12 year old son who is just newly certified
>>> and wants to do a shark dive (what 12 year old wouldn't) However at his
>>> age he is limited to depth of 40 ft. Wondering if anyone could point me
>>> in the right direction. We live in northern Florida and would like keep
>>> travel to minimum. I know Bahamas is big on shark dives, but with 40 ft
>>> limits? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> diveman and diveman Jr
>>
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>Do you have your own boat with a draft less than 4'?
>N25 00.922 W80 25.532
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>Not a great lobster dive but it is home to a group of nurse sharks and near
>some good lobster spots. Do NOT ANCHOR ON THIS EXACT SPOT.... find the
>grassy area to the SE and swim to this spot. remember... More people have
>been attacked by nurse sharks than all other species... OK, so there is a
>huge survival rate (Almost 100%) but they can still mess you up... be
>careful.
>
>BTW... I hate the idea of shark dives. I love seeing sharks in the wild
>but getting sharks to equate food and humans is NOT a good idea and not a
>great thing to teach a new diver. The cool thing about diving is that you
>never know what you will see. Our instant gratification culture is ruining
>that as well.

Someone is going to die as a result of one of these. Probably an
Austrian.

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>If you want to see Tigers, black tips and carib reefs, try a regular wall
>dive in Bimini after you son gets his advanced in a year or so. Last
>summer I saw a lemon on Molasses (2 miles from the spot above).
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