Articles about diving in The Bahamas
Overview of Scuba Diving in Northwest Islands Nassau
The Bahamas is made up of over 3,000 islands, islets and cays, and 180,000 square miles of ocean space. The origin of the name Bahamas is derived from the Spanish ‘baja mar’, meaning "shallow sea." Mo...
Overview of Scuba Diving in Southeast Islands Exuma
The southeastern half of the Bahamas is made up of smaller islands and cays than the northeastern realm near Nassau. About 50 miles east of Nassau is the long thin island of Eluethera. The island offe...
Sharks of the Bahamas
Shark feeding dives are no longer just for the avid diver or thrill seekers. Bahama's crystal clear waters are the best environment to come nose to nose with a frenzied school of sharks after they smelled the chum.
Diving Nasau, The Bahamas-The Land of the Shallow Sea
The Bahamas is made up of over 3,000 islands, islets and cays, and 180,000 square miles of ocean space. Most of the tourism and traffic in and out of the Bahamas takes place around its larger islands, residing in the northeastern part of the island nation.
Top 5 Shark Dives In The Caribbean Sea
From unexpected encounters with great hammerheads to peacefully swimming next to the gentle giants that are whale sharks, the Caribbean Sea has many experiences for shark-loving divers.
Posted on: November 26, 2014
by Debra Canabal
Epic Shark Diving Expeditions in the Bahamas
Shark Diving may be one of the most thrilling experiences individuals can have SCUBA diving. There are lots of devoted shark enthusiasts that travel the world in search of interactions with specific shark species. There are many well-known hotspots, like the Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island, but the Bahamas offers a number of the greatest up close encounters with a few of the larger shark species.
In Defense of Sharks
Sharks are ancient creatures that have swam Earth's oceans for over 420 million years, long before any creeping creature crawled onto dry land. Many shark species are top predators vital to the health of the oceanic food chain. Fear of sharks has infected the human mind and shark populations have taken a hard hit in the last several decades. Overfishing, exploitation and ignorance are tipping the problem into a serious worldwide ecological disaster.