Swimming with sharks may be the last thing on your list of things to do on while on Oahu in fact it may have even made your list of things to avoid!
I grew up with a fear of sharks, I mean have you seen the movie Jaws? Well up until two years ago I would have never gone swimming knowing that there were sharks in the water but clark littles Instagram led me to oneoceandiving.com a company that takes you FREEDIVING with SHARKS!
After seeing the beautiful photos on @juansharks instagram page I had to go and see for myself. I booked the trip to go with my dad who was very skeptical being a surfer and all, but after meeting the crew Ocean Ramsey and Juan Oliphant it was clear that they knew what they were doing and that sharks were very misunderstood and endangered because of their reputation.
Seriously a must do if you find your self on Oahu, very incredible experience well worth the money. Since then I have become Oneoceandivings youth ambassador and focused on shark conservation. I am always so thankful to Ocean Ramsey
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The dive starts in the Haleiwa Harbor where they take six people out and then have one safety diver and one captain. It is then about 3 miles out to the natural aggregation sight for male sandbar sharks and sometimes other species if you are lucky. On the way out the safety diver gives a presentation on how to safely dive in the water with sharks and also teaches you about shark biology. I recommend bringing your own mask and fins but they make that available to you on the boat if you don’t have any. When you get to the sight you will be able to get in the water and see for yourself how incredible sharks are. I hope you found this helpful and join oneoceandiving on a dive to change your prospective on sharks and see their beauty so you might be inspired to help protect them.
