Swimming away from Sharks #sharks #hawaii #wildlife #dive #oneocean #1

Forever fascinated with shark behavior and how they choose to interact or react to the presence and movements of nearby humans. Nature and sharks have been my greatest teachers, and there's always something to learn as I strive to keep my eyes open to notice small, subtle details 9 and trends ∞ This morning, again noting behaviors often observed in Galapagos sharks when a tiger shark is nearby, I have a theory of how the Galaps know the & are near before we see them. In these gorgeous, clear morning conditions offshore @oneoceandiving this week, we've been able to see many more shark interactions far below the surface. Many sharks do not approach the surface, but the more dominant, curious, and generally larger individuals do. This week we've had tiger sharks + large female Galapagos sharks. While we generally see mostly male Galapagos and sandbar sharks at our two main study sites, we see a seasonal influx of large female tiger sharks with warmer water temperatures and seasonal passes of large female Galapagos. Female sandbar sharks are very rare to see in the depth profile that we operate in; however, we are coming up on the warmer months where sandbars are mostly staying deeper, so the best chance to see them closer to the surface is during the cooler morning hours. Safety tips: Simple things like always keeping your eyes in the water and continually looking around so our body language can be read from a distance as that of an aware predator-making it difficult to distinguish your backside, where most predators would want to approach from-and then maintaining eye contact and turning your body to face any closely approaching shark can do a lot to discourage continued approaches. Extending an inanimate object, such as a dive fin, with a small quiet movement toward an approaching shark allows for a safer buffer in case the shark is curious enough to make physical contact. Learn more out with the Jawsome team @ONEOCEANDIVING