Most common in these waters between August through to October, PADI Liveaboard Calipso Dive Galapagos offers a luxurious multi-day expedition that combines diving with whale sharks and an education on how to protect the environment.įind out more with PADI’s Dive Guide for the Galapagos Islands La Paz & Isla Partida, Mexico Paired with a splendid array of marine life and visibility, the Galapagos Marine Reserve is one of the best spots to dive with whale sharks. Galapagos Marine Reserve, Galapagos Islandsĭiving the Galapagos is always an adventure. To further raise awareness of this mission on International Whale Shark Day (30 August 2021), PADI has rounded up the top destinations in the world that are currently open to divers. Not only are sharks considered sacred in Fiji, but they’re important to the economy.Īccording to Paige, an independent a study found that all of the Fijian resorts that offered diving with sharks generated about FJ$75 million, in addition to employing locals.In their mission to create a billion Torchbearers to explore and protect the ocean, PADI is encouraging divers to seek adventure and experience first-hand the vital eco-systems below the surface of the ocean. Yet in its two decades of operation in Fiji, Aqua-Trek has maintained a spotless safety record. Choosing a location for such dives is challenging because the spot must meet recreational dive depth limits (ideally between 15-30m), reside close to a channel where sharks congregate, and be located far from other recreational swimming spots. Founder Brandon Paige has gone to great lengths to create a safe, sustainable operation. One of only a few dive companies in the world to perform shark feedings outside of a cage, ()) operates on Nadi’s south side.
Others oppose any human contact with sharks or altering of the animals’ natural feeding patterns.
Some say feeding sharks teaches the predators to associate food with humans, increasing the odds that sharks will attack swimmers elsewhere. The practice of shark diving and shark feeding has been controversial since the early 1990s, when Rodney Fox launched the world’s first commercial cage-diving operation with great white sharks in South Australia – after Fox himself had been attacked.
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