Shark Diving (Without a Cage) at Protea Banks

See the video of my dive here.

I’m 10 meters underwater, out in the open ocean, and I’m surrounded by hungry sharks.

On the surface, that might seem like a crazy thing to do.

I won’t lie; once you’re in there and sharks are circling all around you, it definitely feels that way! After dropping bait inside a metal drum down into the water, it took just minutes for sharks to show up — and then we actually dived in to join them. Now they’re everywhere and they’re impossible to keep track of. Sometimes they get so close to me that I can look them straight into their beady eyes.

What have I gotten myself into?

Of course, I know all the statistics saying that attacks on divers (and not swimmers or surfers) are extraordinarily rare, but the less-rational caveman part of my brain still very much took note of being in the company of some scary-looking frowny-faced predators.

It’s a thrilling experience, and one that I did with Protea Shark Divers in Shelly…