Are Sharks Stopping You From Diving
A lot of people really do not fancy going shark diving and the fact is I do not blame them. Surely it would seem that sharks are one of the most dangerous creatures out there?? Surely it is easy to see why people are just not interested on putting on the gear and going on one of those Maldives diving trips?
There are not many types of sharks out there that have attacked humans, in fact thirty of the three hundred and fifty have attacked humans. Out of these 30 only 12 of them should be classed as really dangerous. If you do encounter them then you really do need to treat them with caution, the three types are white, tiger and bull.
The fear of all of this was most likely started hundreds of years ago when humans were scared of all predators. In today’s society it is likely that the fear comes out of the media stereotyping sharks and the opinions expressed in the media are very wrong indeed. Us humans really do like to control things and the thing is, we cannot control sharks which is also where I feel the fear also comes from now.
The fact is that shark attacks happen on very rare occasions indeed as there are only 50-70 attacks a year with the majority of these happening because the shark has mistaken the human for something else. Sharks do not like the taste of human flesh so they may bite into you and then swim away once they realise. You are actually more likely to drown than be attacked.
Diving is something that many people do each year with Sharm El Sheikh diving being one of the most popular out there. So although sharks are deadly creatures it is very unlikely that you will ever be attacked one, just be careful.
