My favourite program Sports Unlimited visits Oslob, Cebu to see the fisherman interacting with the whale sharks! That would be tonight with my fave presenter Dyan Castillejo.
Teaser:
http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awes...utandings.html
Swimming with the fish...I mean HUGE fish!
Teaser:
http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awes...utandings.html
If you can't say something nice.
SHUT UP!. Simple.
I am a qualified diver, but never seen a whale shark. I have seen some fantastic sights while diving in the Red Sea when working in Saudi. I hope one day to experience these gentle giants.
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
We have some shark around the coast of the Isle of Man, all the time in the summer. The basking shark. Harmless as I understand, live off plankton only, like the whale shark. Seemingly the second largest fish in the world, second to the whale shark. They are a protected species here. For some reason they do a bodyswerve around Liverpool Bay.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...f-man-13216496
These creatures attract a lot of interest here and snorkelling amongst them is a regular occurence. The water is a little colder here than in the Philippines though......
Hiya Steve r. It's good you've got lots of experience to share in the future. If you happen to be in the Central Visayas in the Philippines...drop by Cebu where u can also visit the hot diving spots in Malapascua Island in the North and Moalboal in the South. There's a lot of PADI english divers too.Originally Posted by Steve.r
I am a qualified diver, but never seen a whale shark. I have seen some fantastic sights while diving in the Red Sea when working in Saudi. I hope one day to experience these gentle giants.
Malapascua Islandis the only place in the world where you can dive with the magnificent thresher sharks every day. Manta Rays can be seen as well plus it's a quiet island. My husband loves it there.
check this out:
http://www.malapascua-diving.com/ThresherSharks.html
In Moalboal
http://diving.flyphilippines.com.ph/cebu/moalboal.php
There are some Diving spots too:
http://www.starfish.ch/dive/Cebu.html
That would be great Maria. I have dived with Manta Rays before and they are magnificent fish, we got close to them as they seemed curious. I have seen huge spotted rays too, when I say huge I am talking over 6ft across the wings, truely amazing. I was diving what was called the 'Mecca Wreck' just south of Jeddah once and saw a huge shoal of circling Barracuda all of them about 5ft long, like a swirling tornado underwater, quite scary, but an awsome sight. Memories I never forget.
Maybe one day I will make it to Cebu
If you want your dreams to come true ...... first you have to wake up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17032648
How about this....swimming with the crocodiles?
Evidently the trick is once you are in the water, below the surface, they are not interested in you.....
On BBC 2 tomorrow night.
Great thread Maria
Really enjoyed
Wicked. I only swin with the clown fish in Bohol & tropical fish in Cebu & Palawan hahaha...I have problem with too dark & everytime I see a dark shallow....also got problem with cramps. I only snorkelMaybe one day I will make it to Cebuyet wanted to do diving long time ago
But memories always brings a smile to our face...(good ones only lols)
Great thread Maria
Really enjoyed
lols
Terrifyinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17032648
How about this....swimming with the crocodiles?
Evidently the trick is once you are in the water, below the surface, they are not interested in you.....
On BBC 2 tomorrow night.
Yep. Need to be either brave or crazy to do that......I am going to watch this one tonight, with interest.Terrifying
Looking at the two creatures, the basking shark and the whale shark, the whale shark has a more normal looking mouth as the basking sharks mouth is evidently permanently open....
Bit like my MIL then
I think I know what you mean....Bit like my MIL then
BTW I believe it was a basking shark that Jonah ended up inside....
"Wildlife experts Brad Bestelink and Andy Crawford have devised a method of diving with crocodiles which they believe to be safe."http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17032648
How about this....swimming with the crocodiles?
Evidently the trick is once you are in the water, below the surface, they are not interested in you.....
On BBC 2 tomorrow night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00p8drd
Watched it. Fascinating but wouldnt try it at home....
Part 2 was on last night. Ben Fogle swimming with salt water crocodiles in Darwin, Australia. Same thing, the crocodile didn't bat an eyelid at the him and the crew when they were beneath the surface and on the bottom of the billabong...
Whale Shark Food Scarce....
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local...43:yikes::omg:
nice! thanks Maria for sharing! wish we can visit there one day since i am from cebu too. not far from our place also.
Which outfit did you dive with and what year (s)That would be great Maria. I have dived with Manta Rays before and they are magnificent fish, we got close to them as they seemed curious. I have seen huge spotted rays too, when I say huge I am talking over 6ft across the wings, truely amazing. I was diving what was called the 'Mecca Wreck' just south of Jeddah once and saw a huge shoal of circling Barracuda all of them about 5ft long, like a swirling tornado underwater, quite scary, but an awsome sight. Memories I never forget.
Maybe one day I will make it to Cebu
Hiya Kabayan Des,
Would be nice on a summer where the water is crystal blue....hope u can visit too. My cousins will be visiting the site as well. The last time we only stayed in Sumilon Island. Never heard of this before but instead seen 3 baby white tip shark lols.
Hope u can make it in the future & post pics right away lols x
What a picture eh....
Courtesy of Save the Philippines Seas
Hi Maria B, I went swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob when we went to Cebu to visit my family over Xmas and it was fascinating thing to do.
It is not good though that they were being feed, they should be left on the wild or else they might get too dependent with being fee.
I'm a qualified rescue diver as well and hopefully will be doing my dive master certification soon!
Life as we make it
"At 200 tonnes, the blue whale is the largest animal on Earth".
BBC video clips.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Blue_Whale#p00jp7z6
Geee...my friends went there yesterday too. Did u take some photos?
I guess they feed them due to tourism purposes in w/c I agree with u. They should just leave them alone
There are a lot of PADI instructors in Mactan, Moalboal, Malapascua, Badian etc...
I wish u good luck on your dive master certification.
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