Atlantic Shark Expeditions said it plans to launch its shark-watching tours this fall, offering tourists the opportunity to pay to view the animals from the comfort of a boat — or from inside a cage submerged in the water
A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the animals, says one expert.
"Unlike some other shark dive tourism that might involve feeding the animals, we don't intend, or we try not to feed the animals," he said. Hammerschlag said the primary goal of his venture is science. The ecotourism project, he said, is to fund his scientific work, which includes photographing the animals and tagging them to monitor their movements. Aaron MacNeil, professor in Dalhousie University's biology department, said he questions Hammerschlag's motivations.
"For somebody to come in and plunk down there, you know, this shark caging operation, a diving operation … that's probably not in the public interest, it's going to have a raised threat for recreational users." Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed it has issued a Species at Risk Act permit to Atlantic Shark Expeditions, which allows the company to conduct scientific research regarding the animals' population trends, health and habitat. The permit will be valid for the period of May 1 to Nov. 30, for the years 2023 and 2024, said department spokeswoman Christine Lyons.
Whoriskey said the most important measure to take when dealing with an endangered species is to protect them from harm. He said that if animals see people feeding them from boats, "you're changing the behaviour of the animals, you're conditioning them to believe that people mean food."
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