Epic Shark Diving Blog

Scheduling/Reservations/Travel For divers scheduled to join us in 2021, we are anticipating that the trips will run as scheduled. However, there is a possibility that the travel situation could change due to COVID-19 as we approach those dates. We will be in touch with all...

Since The Bahamas reopened to international tourism on 1 July, there has been a steady increase in COVID-19 cases. In fact, the case count has risen 20-fold in the two months since re-opening. This is compared to all months preceding July 1st, despite shutting back down after...

A new task force has been created in the Bahamas to ban all single use plastics and styrofoam by 2020. This includes things like plastic bags, straws, food utensils, and the ubiquitous styrofoam takeout containers. The task force is made up of The Ministry of Tourism, The...

It’s always tough to watch a shark struggle on a fishing line. But this video gives an interesting underwater look at a Tiger Shark attacking a hammerhead caught on a fishing line. This happened in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the fisherman, the tiger shark showed up...

Hurricane Dorian left a path of heartbreaking destruction through the Northern Bahamas.  The storm made landfall as a category 5 hurricane and remained mostly stationary over Grand Bahama Island for more than a full day resulting in catastrophic damage.  Several lives and...

There’s no better place on earth for tiger shark diving than at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. It is the longest and most established tiger shark diving hotspot available and divers have been traveling there for 2 decades. While the tiger sharks are certainly the headliners,...