Tagging Hammerheads
October 20, 2006 @ 08:27 AM (EST)
Source: Divemagazine.co.uk
You are at 25m, the swell is pushing you violently from side to side, and ahead of you is a small school of hammerhead sharks, slowly circling through a cleaning station marked by a number of bright yellow barberfish. Using all the stealth you can muster you slowly approach the sharks, trying desperately not to spook them. As you get closer you prepare your speargun for firing and position yourself as close to the cleaning station as possible. Suddenly, a 3m-long female passes about a metre in front of you. There is no time to think twice...
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