These diving excursions off the coasts of South Australia and the Maldives help show that being the apex predator of the seas doesn’t make you a monster
One of the first things I notice staring down the snout of the great white ahead of me: Its eyes. Far from the lifeless, black “doll’s” eyes described by vengeful shark hunter Quint inRodney Fox Shark Expeditions
Rancid tuna gills and entrails, stowed in a metal box, leak blood and oil around us, providing a scent trail. Our eyes strain, trying to make out the tell-tale shape of a fin in the darkness. Soon enough, an inquisitive, young male emerges above the bed of swaying seagrass. At the surface cage where the Rodney Fox team actively chums and lures the great whites closer to the boat with tuna chunks tied onto a hemp line, the sharks are noticeably more active as they try to “hunt” the bait; this is also where nature documentaries shoot their footage of cinematic gnashing teeth and epic breaches. But being an apex predator doesn’t make you a monster.
Flash forward four months, and I’m gearing up to dive off Fuvahmulah, a laid-back, resort-free island in the Maldives that tops many intrepid divers’ bucket lists. Here, fishermen have unintentionally fed tiger sharks for generations while cleaning their daily catch overboard; the addition of a new fish market in 2006 attracted the animals – whose population is estimated at 200-plus – even closer to shore.
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