Sharks in Nouméa!

Great stuff!

As I said, the Kiwi GWS are traveling right now.

Along with Fiji, Tonga and Oz, one of the destinations is New Caledonia where a particularly lucky diver was able to snap this great image in 2007 - here's another one!

Case in point, this recent encounter with a GWS in the very same (!) pass of Dumbéa right outside of Nouméa. From what I can discern, this is a popular surfing and kite surfing spot that is also being frequented by divers and by spearos. One of those had just shot a fish when he saw the dorsal fin and back-pedaled to his boat where a couple of friends managed to haul him aboard. The Shark stayed with the boat for 5-6 minutes and is believed to have been 4.50-4.80m long.
Update: the Shark has been identified, see comments section!

Enjoy!

New Caledonia also boasts a healthy population of other Sharks.

Friends tell me about having encountered Tigers and Bulls, along with several of the smaller Carcharhinids. I went rummaging and found this clip of a Tiger devouring a deer smack at the entrance of Nouméa harbor.

And here is an encounter with approx 40 Sharks feeding on something resembling some sort of a bait ball (?).

And yes you guessed it: the Baie de Saint Marie is in Nouméa as well! The story mentions Lemons and Greys - but to me, they frankly look much more like Sandbars which are certainly present there.

JSD - any opinion?

Anyway, enjoy!