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I was tempted to dive during my family holiday to Queensland where the famous Great Barrier Reef was located. I was deprived from Nitrogen! Keep drooling at the sight of dive brochures at the apartment we stayed. Just couldn't leave my family behind.

Well, I was at the Sea World entrance when the attendant gave me a brochure "Dive with Sharks" at the Sea World Shark bay. I straight away registered for it although I came unprepared (no swimming trunks).

A 20 mins dive with the sharks cost $85. They provide all the gears.

The Shark Bay was "infested" with all species of sharks. From shovel nose ray, leopard shark, nurse sharks, white tip, black tip, manta ray, eagle ray on an artificial reef landscape. Reef fish aplenty. Luckily they put the great white shark on another area partition with a glass so that I could see through it.

At least my family can see me dive from the glass panel. :D

Ahh! Finally breathing underwater.

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Dive with Sharks is the new attraction in Sea World. My wife took the photo from the viewing gallery. I'm the one on top.

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The most active of the fish will be the shovel nose ray, the white tip and black tip. Keep bumping to me. Are they blind or what?

The leopard shark and nurse shark sleeps most of the time. The leopard shark is bigger than me. The one I saw at P. Dayang was only 1 feet long. :rolleyes:

The dive guide said stay 1m away from the sharks. Don't touch it.

BTW, the eagle and manta ray are babies (1ft long). There are 6 eagle ray always moving in formation. Cool!

The shark bay is quite a big lagoon.

Max Depth: 2.7m

Temp: 27C

Surf: No surf

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WOW!!!

Think its very new rite???

they can fit manta ray in the shark bay??!! Amazing.. tot it would be quite tuff for the caretakers to cater for their feeding habits.. Amazing...

Got pics of SharkBay?? :yeah::yeah:

I'm not to worried abt the feeding of Manta ray. How do they feed the small cow fish? So slow so small.

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wow.. lovely... i would like to try it too.. hey, u mean they have a great white in the aquarium?? :o wow.. now, i must go... any chance to dive with Great white? i heard that in South Africa, u can go cage diving with Great white.. must try one of these days.. :lol: i wan to scare the shit out of me.. :P

Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories.

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that is bull shark.. not great white... lots of difference... :P

Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories.

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The Bull Shark is equally as fearsome as the Great White.

Hope you know that! ;)

yeah i know.. it is 2nd or 3rd man killer.. but i want to dive with Great White mah.. it is different.. the tot of it.. tiger and bull shark dun look so menacing.. but i know it is dangerous lah.. :D

i heard that one aquarium in japan have whale shark inside.. winner. :o

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i knw but is tat a great white??!!!

By the way u guys/gals knw tat bull shark is fresh water tolerant???

In fact JAWS was written with a actual bull shark attacks in fresh water lake but it was changed to great white to make it sound better

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i heard that one aquarium in japan have whale shark inside.. winner. :o

I know this is abit :off: but just thought you guys might be interested..

This is the site of the Aquarium in Japan which houses the Whale Shark. Kaiyukan Aquarium

I was in Japan last Dec but unfortunately, had been unable to visit this infamous aquarium.. :(

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I know this is abit :off: but just thought you guys might be interested..

This is the site of the Aquarium in Japan which houses the Whale Shark. Kaiyukan Aquarium

I was in Japan last Dec but unfortunately, had been unable to visit this infamous aquarium.. :(

The whale needs to a bigger tank, tt's for sure.

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I know this is abit :off: but just thought you guys might be interested..

This is the site of the Aquarium in Japan which houses the Whale Shark. Kaiyukan Aquarium

I was in Japan last Dec but unfortunately, had been unable to visit this infamous aquarium.. :(

Was there.

In the same tank there is not only whale shark but manta and many other specifies of sharks too.

There are tanks with huge Arrow Crab, dophlin and yes mola mola too.

It is definitely worth the 2000yen entrance fee.

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