Are All Sharks Dangerous?


A very common question and here is the most sensible answer to that question.

No. There are around 300 different species of sharks, only 40 of which are known to have attacked
people. One of the most dangerous sharks in North America is the great white shark, found along the Pacific coast between Mexico and southern Canada. Another one to watch out for is the tiger shark, which lives in the warmer Atlantic waters off the coast of Florida and around the islands of Hawaii. Shark attacks really are pretty rare. For instance, there are usually only two or three reported in Hawaiian waters each year. There are different ideas about why sharks attack people. Tiger sharks, it seems, may attack because they get confused in murky water — and mistake surfers in black wet suits for seals. Reef sharks seem to attack because they are territorial animals, protecting their piece of the sea. The whale shark, which has 5,000 teeth and can grow up to 50 feet long, is the largest type of shark. However, it prefers food like small fish, shrimp and plankton, and therefore is not dangerous to people.

Bangalore Dive Club


We recently celebrated the 1st anniversary of the Bangalore Dive Club. It was a fun outing with all members coming together to create a party atmosphere. The Bangalore Dive Club has also decided to take up the cause to stop shark finning in our Indian waters.  Let’s hope to see a bigger turn out for the next meeting and hopefully we can bring more attention to the cause as well. SAVE THE SHARKS! STOP FINNING

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SIPADAN UPDATE


We’re back from Paradise and the city just doesn’t seem worth it!

Life as I knew it has now ended!

BDC ANNIVERSARY


The Bangalore Diva Club (BDC) recently completed a year in existence and the same was celebrated last Sunday in a manner typical of the club-fun and loud, with equal participation from members and on-lookers.

It was refreshing  to see how the kid’s at the event reacted to diving-taking turns to get into the water in the gear and try underwater stunts and play games.

After a brief by the secretary of the club, Madhava Reddy and President, Rohaan Sulaiman  the cake was cut, followed by lunch by the pool.

The energy was contagious and everyone present at the event was connected by the vibe.The heat seemed to make sure that nothing dampensed the spirits of these dive enthusiasts who partied on by the pool through the day-chilling, chatting about their cause for the year and initiatives to do something about it