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Nowhere.

But Cocos Islands has a very high probability.  So does the Wolf
Island in the Galapagos,

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/

Simply put, Blue Corner in Palau.  While the same shark won't be hanging
around, you'll have sharks continually passing you by.  There is also a good
chance that you'll find some sharks on the bottom at the corner, but they've
always been upcurrent from me, thus hard to get to.

Pelileu, a bit further South in Palau, has even more extreme sharks, but it's a
harder dive.

These sharks are not as fearful as the hammerheads that I saw in the
Galapagos.  Of course, don't expect to pet any.

The 'Shark Bay' tank at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay.

In the US, your best chances are in North Carolina. There are many wrecks in
which diving with dozens of sand tiger sharks are almost guaranteed.

Under the shrimp boats that cull their catch at night near the Dry Tortugas.
Wear chain mail.

Lee

they'll stay if they're eating you.

rhys

Palau - "Blue Corner" Dozens of gray reef sharks on every dive cruising
back and forth just meters in front of you.

Sipadan - The entire reef from just past the drop-off all the way to
Barracuda Point is virtually littered with white tip sharks lying in the
sand. If you don't see 10-20 on every dive it's only because your eyes
were closed.

Galapagos - During their rainy season, (only) if you don't mind a VERY
rough boat ride out, you can seen hundreds of hammerheads on every dive.
During their dry season it's hit or miss.

Steve Kramer
Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.photoenvisions.com

Bulls and Hammerheads at Long Key, 7 mile or Bahia Honda Bridges in
the Fl. Keys. when the Tarpon are running.

You won't ever have a "full" guarantee.  Not ever.  Your closest
chance to that is if you book as such.  The only dive that I know of
that guarantees you to see a shark is a shark-feeding dive where the
operator gives you a guarantee in writing. IMHO, shark-feeding dives
are not a good thing to do.  I would not participate in one no matter
how much I wanted to see a shark.  That's just my opinion though.

If you are hoping to see sharks in their natural state without them
being 'called in and staged' like they are in shark-feeding dives, the
places I've seen them the most with re: to quantities of sharks are
Mexico, Bahamas and Fla.

The other question is what type of sharks are you wanting to see ??
I've seen nurse and reef sharks more abundantly in some places then
others. I saw one hammerhead off of Ft Lauderdale last year.  But then
I saw a whole big group of hammerheads together off of LaPaz Mexico
last year. (Do sharks school ??  If so, then I saw a school of
hammers. I think they don't school. I think they are solitary animals
and if you see a group of them, it's unusual.)  We tried to see that
same group of hammers this year but didn't. The divers who were just
ahead of us in our group on that dive did see a few hammers.  It's
luck of the draw sometimes. The other thing is that this particular
dive is not one that I would recommend to a novice.  It's going to
120-130 ft and in stiff currents. IOW, your level of "I'm ok-your ok"
on a dive is going to influence what you can see at times.

What is it that you wish to see ??  Where do you wish to travel ??
What kind of dives do you wish to do... or are experienced to do ??
That will all influence your ability to see sharks.

Happy holidays Willem... and best of luck with your shark pursuit.  :)

"Wild Reef"...Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
BJ
'03 FLSTF (Silver and Black)
Chicago

For Eli.

Blue Planet Aquarium, Cheshire, UK.

They do dives in the shark tank, the only place I can think of that is
Guaranteed (Don't disney do a similar dive?)

Danny

on Wall Street , monday morning... Happy Holidays
emski

Outside rim of Molokini, off the island of Maui. Sharks by the dozen, just
cruising by

Stuart Cove's operation in Grand Bahamas, you see 20 to 30 in one
small area as they mob the guy who's handing out the vittles. BUT, and
I say again, BUT, they are basically dogs with gray skin. After the
initial rush, about exciting as making a PB& J sandwich.

Moyo
    "whats funnier than a lark?"

dive the Papoose, off North Carolina coast, in early Spring.

Tahiti.  They're fed there, at least off Moorea, so they're quite sociable.

Apataki atoll features a "shark parade" but sticking in place long enough to
enjoy it in the 6-knot+ current means damaging quite a bit of coral.

As mentioned, by others....there is no such think as "full guarantee".
I don't know if you can actually go to, but Santa Lucia.,Cuba.  For shark
diving, it is a is a very good chioce.
They feed bull sharks, big bull sharks, by hand, using no protection what so
ever.
It really is a dive to do!!...if the sharks don't show up, and sometimes
they don't, you have the wreck of Mortera, to dive...95 years old..and
that's  a great dive on its own, it is!
This actually is a shore dive, in a channel, and it rocks !!!

http://www.scubabell.com/Pages/Cuba/Shark%20videos.htm

Happy holidas, and All the best!!!
dive good, dive happy, and dive SAVE!
milo@scubabell.com
janutka@rogers.com
www.scubabell.com

Deep Sea World, Edinburgh
http://www.explore-edinburgh.com/html/deep.html

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Steve Barlow