tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post4667507970055309379..comments2024-03-25T12:38:37.998+12:00Comments on The Best Shark Dive in the World!: Guadalupe?Andrew Cumminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675497080700112390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-13058973542887137392016-08-03T12:56:05.432+12:002016-08-03T12:56:05.432+12:00Mike, you do indeed deserve a Pulitzer. And maybe...Mike, you do indeed deserve a Pulitzer. And maybe a monthly column in Fortune and or the Economist. I reckon that we will take 1390 divers out to Guad this year. I'm not sure of the exact number but likely 90% are divers. The remaining 10% are non-divers who are happy just to jump into a surface cage with a divemaster. The vast majority of our guests are mainstream divers who dive Mike Leverhttp://www.nautilusexplorer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-17030019244642972182010-08-14T16:06:30.386+12:002010-08-14T16:06:30.386+12:00PS my Pulitzer in conservation blogging goes, with...PS my Pulitzer in conservation blogging goes, without a doubt, to http://conservationbytes.com/ - now that's a seriously brilliant guy!DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-81074468390373252362010-08-13T20:38:55.739+12:002010-08-13T20:38:55.739+12:00Wolfgang!
As I said, yer totally nuts - and obvio...Wolfgang!<br /><br />As I said, yer totally nuts - and obviously blinded by friendship! (:<br /><br />Danke!DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-48087577762895754032010-08-13T20:18:15.022+12:002010-08-13T20:18:15.022+12:00Excellent picture.
I think cageless diving is a p...Excellent picture.<br /><br />I think cageless diving is a pandoras box. As long as the divers are experienced and respect the sharks it shouldnt be a problem but there will always be people who get too carried away and get too close!Wildlife holidayshttp://www.royle-safaris.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-86534458061187955592010-08-13T19:05:30.746+12:002010-08-13T19:05:30.746+12:00Just your two cents??
Mike, if there was a Pulit...Just your two cents?? <br /><br />Mike, if there was a Pulitzer Prize for writing blogs, you'd be the first recipient!<br /><br />WolfWolfgang Leanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551908280834632513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-26614986196110822062010-08-13T15:00:31.361+12:002010-08-13T15:00:31.361+12:00I still think a single, global governing body is t...I still think a single, global governing body is the way to go as mentioned in my DIVER article but as you stated at the time, getting every operator to conform to it's rules would be almost impossible...almost.<br /><br />If I lose my optimism I will be left with nothing! :-DOfficetoOceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994215418331139925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-9983106400217343282010-08-13T12:52:18.286+12:002010-08-13T12:52:18.286+12:00Yup that's exactly the difference about commer...Yup that's exactly the difference about commercial diving with paying customers and private ventures where everybody is welcome to go and experiment - after all, that's exactly how all commercial sites started out in the first place.<br /><br />Having said that, all multi user sites are a total nightmare.<br />For this to go to the next level, and it probably can, it has to be a new site,DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-25639011560235329162010-08-13T12:16:01.997+12:002010-08-13T12:16:01.997+12:00I totally agree about the business case aspect, on...I totally agree about the business case aspect, on a commercial scale, I haven't worked on a commercial GW diving boat so I have no practical expertise in that area...<br /><br />The biggest danger is exactly what you point out, someone gets hurt or even worse killed and it could irreperably damage the whole industry out there and stop reputable operators actually continuing to do the great OfficetoOceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994215418331139925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-91277190134332633842010-08-13T08:19:41.232+12:002010-08-13T08:19:41.232+12:00Thanks!
The way I see it, if the numbers are in a...Thanks!<br /><br />The way I see it, if the numbers are in any way correct, there is no business case, period.<br /><br />Once you filter away the wannabees, how many people are we talking about, 50? <br />Is that worth upping the ante and putting everybody's business at risk? Is that really incremental business or can they be replaced by other, conventional customers?<br /><br />Last time I DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-80716475540272927962010-08-13T03:49:14.544+12:002010-08-13T03:49:14.544+12:00Great post as usual and nice to see your honesty. ...Great post as usual and nice to see your honesty. <br /><br />The only way I can see cageless diving working is if the responsibility falls to only one operator who offers it at their discretion to individuals less likely to cause an incident with a large shark. <br /><br />Cageless diving with White Sharks can be done in relative safety however, invariably by professionals or those who OfficetoOceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994215418331139925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-30453725350427265532010-08-13T02:13:45.729+12:002010-08-13T02:13:45.729+12:00Well written, agreed. My post was not an endorseme...Well written, agreed. My post was not an endorsement of commercial cageless encounters.<br /><br />If the operator Club Cantemar and Amos cannot mount 14 weeks of cageless or even a month of cageless then:<br /><br />1. The market is not there are divers on the whole are smarter than the hype<br /><br />2. The experiment should end<br /><br />3. They should start paying attention to CONANPs Horizon Charters Guadalupe Cage Divinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624362913061595393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-70779943005968889862010-08-13T01:42:35.749+12:002010-08-13T01:42:35.749+12:00No nasty message from me, Mike. Good post.
Unfor...No nasty message from me, Mike. Good post.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the rivalry that exists may be their eventual undoing. I once brought up the issue of banding together (to address some other non-cage issues with the Mexican government) and got jumped on by some for being some sort of meddling outsider.<br /><br />For Isla Guadalupe, my position has always been if you are a professional <i>RTSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.com