|
Chum bait is thrown close to the cage to
help people get great photos.
|
Photo by Chris Dossey |
|
Sandbar sharks, common in winter, assemble
quickly in response to the chum. |
Photo by Mark Smith
|
|
Captain Joe Pavsek is also an artist. Above, his oil painting
Wanderer
|
Photo courtesy Joe Pavsek |
|
Captain Joe Pavsek pulls in the cage at day's
end |
Photo by Chris Dossey
|
|
Sharks regularly come right up to the cage.
|
Photo by Mark Smith |
|
The scariest part of the tour is the fact that
the cage hangs by a rope that sharks could easily bite. It has
never happened though, as sharks only bite what looks or smells
like food.
|
Photo by Mark Smith |
|
| The cage is made of aluminum bars. |
Photo by Mark Smith |
|
| Fish are abundant, despite the presence of sharks
in the water. |
Photo by Mark Smith |
|
| The shark cage can hold up to four people. |
Photo by Chris Dossey |
|
|
