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Not just Shark Pictures: Elasmodiver contains photos of sharks, skates, rays, and chimaera's from around the world. It began as a simple web based field guide to help divers find the best places to encounter different species of sharks and rays but it has slowly evolved into a much larger project containing information on all aspects of shark diving and photography. There are now more than a thousand shark pictures and sections on shark evolution, biology, and conservation. There is a large library of reviewed shark books, a constantly outdated shark taxonomy page, a monster list of shark links, and deeper in the site there are numerous articles and stories about shark encounters. Elasmodiver is now so difficult to check for updates, that new information and pictures are listed on an Elasmodiver Updates Page that can be accessed here:
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ELASMODIVER EXPANDED If you're looking for a broader range of marine life pictures the following links represent a new area that contains pictures on other marine organisms and on marine habitats. This expansion of Elasmodiver is in its first stages but will eventually include pages on everything from sea stars to nudibranches. Creating this portal will take time and for now it consists of a token offering of fish pictures. Please return regularly to enjoy the progress.
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Although sharks and rays may be encountered throughout the world's oceans, there are certain areas where either through natural occurrence or artificial encouragement, particular species are vastly more plentiful or accessible. An example of this is Cocos Island, 300 miles off the coast of Costa Rica, where schooling Scalloped hammerheads are seasonally encountered in incredible numbers. This section of Elasmodiver has been created to highlight some of these elasmobranch "hotspots" and to critique the live-aboards, dive shops, and resorts that facilitate divers getting to them. The expansion of this area will be a slow process and one that will not necessarily list the various locations in order of global significance. Rather, as Elasmodiver is able to visit each location we will attempt to deliver an unbiased and useful assessment of aspects such as shark numbers, variety, and reliability, as well as professionalism, ethical conduct, and value of the operators. What could be finer than the prospect of dogmatically diving the great shark filled sites of the world in search of the ultimate encounter! |
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