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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 There is a large library of reviewed shark books, a constantly outdated shark taxonomy page, a monster list of shark links, and deeper in the site there are numerous articles and stories about shark encounters.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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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 nudibranchs. 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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SHARK DIVING HOTSPOTS - ST MAARTEN

 

Encounter: Caribbean reef sharks and Blacknose sharks (Carcharias acronotus). This is an organized shark feed where the Blacknose sharks generally arrive first and hang around until the Caribbean reef sharks take over. The feeder wears chainmail sleeves and the divers arrange themselves in a line 'Bahamas style' kneeling on the sand. The individual reef sharks are usually repeat visitors that are well known to the feeders. Consequently they are very bold - pushing between the feeders legs to get at the bait. The Blacknose sharks are harder to approach but if no Caribbean Reef sharks show up then they become much bolder and can become erratic and hard to control.

Operators: Whitney and Bobby Keogh of Dive Safaris started the feed some years ago and they remain the only dive company that regularly organize feeds. Their feeders are well trained and the 'shark awareness dive' starts with a thorough explanation of the sharks behavior and incorporates useful advice and information on the need for shark protection..

Directions and Accomodation: Dive Safaris has two stores on either side of the Dutch part of the island. The shark dive leaves from Bobby's marina in Philipsburg where a variety of quaint hotels and guest houses are available. Most travelers arrive on package charters which is probably the best option financially. Many of the shark divers arrive on cruise ships just for the day and the ships that stop at St Maarten offer the shark dive as one of their excursions.

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