Sentences with phrase «nurse sharks»

Get up close with nurse sharks in these warm waters.

During our instruction, a couple of nurse sharks came by and rested just beside us as if to check out the show.

Make sure you know your shark etiquette before getting in the water with grey nurse sharks.

Feel the skin of harmless nurse sharks and friendly sting rays.

If you dive through a few of the tunnels, you're sure to see nurse sharks sleeping in the dark.

We saw a small nurse shark sleeping under a rock and a few purple shrimp.

It seemed like every couple of minutes a new nurse shark came into view.

There is also a modest, but very interesting aquarium at the farm as well as marine life displays and a pen used to temporarily hold large nurse sharks.

Don't be discouraged by the shark feeding sign at the restaurant a few blocks away, they feed nurse sharks there.

Schools of small fish, the occasional nurse shark, turtles and lobster make this a super dive not to be missed.

Who knows what the numerous nurse sharks that were cruising around were thinking while all of this was going on!

The thing that makes this dive so magical is the way the sunlight plays on the water — and its inhabitants — grey nurse sharks practically guaranteed.

Swim with nurse sharks and rays in water just 6 - 8 feet.

Here you will see nurse sharks and sting rays up close.

Home to the endangered grey nurse sharks, it's habitat is protected from fishing, but you can scuba dive here.

There are also lots of sharks including Caribbean Reef sharks and nurse sharks sleeping in the sand.

• What each destination is great, and NOT so great, for - you could be lucky to see tawny nurse sharks at Burma Banks, but don't expect anything for the kids to do there!

The daunting looking Grey Nurse Sharks are incredible to dive with (season between May and November) and despite their appearances, they are placid and spending time up close with them is something you'll be hard pushed to forget.

Imagine being on a night dive being surrounded by several enormous nurse sharks at least 3m in length, which is what fish books state as their maximum length.

When exploring the reefs at Anse Cochon, keep an eye open for passing eagle rays, and check under ledges where docile nurse sharks rest.

«It's exquisitely beautiful; I'll see spotted eagle rays, giant leatherback turtles and a number of species of shark, such as nurse sharks and lemon sharks,» he tells the Telegraph.

There are no man - eating great white sharks in Belize, but you can enjoy the unforgettable experience of diving with whale sharks (the largest fish in the ocean) near Gladden Spit or schools of friendly nurse sharks in the Hol Chan Marine Reserve.

Other resident creatures often spotted here include nurse sharks, lobsters, octopus and squid.

Along with the usual looming monsters, plump nurse sharks rest on the tank floor, as if someone had dropped them.

Aptly named, the Ledge is an overhang, which provides refuge for nurse sharks and green moray eels.

See gray nurse sharks on the Shark Diving Xtreme experience at SEA LIFE, one of the most popular attractions on the Sunshine Coast.

Shark - Ray Alley is a shallow cut to the south of Hol Chan where nurse sharks and sting rays congregate.

I'd always wanted to see Belize after hearing Jen and Amanda's tales of petting nurse sharks and doing wall dives when they visited before our round - the - world trip.

A colony of curious nurse sharks make this wreck their home, as well as a friendly green moray that lives in the front part of the barge.

The discarded entrails and blood attracted nurse sharks and southern sting rays from the surrounding area.

The docile Nurse Sharks average four to six feet in length and can be a bit more aggressive than the sting rays.

Occassionally we are also joined by one or two curious nurse sharks.

Shark - Ray Alley is a shallow cut in the reef where divers are almost assured of encountering nurse sharks and stingrays.

Look into the crags and you may be surprised to see Indian Ocean nurse sharks which are residents throughout the Mergui Archipelago.

While snorkeling the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, we saw multiple rays and a pretty big nurse shark in addition to a sea turtle, eel, and countless numbers of beautiful species of fish that were nothing short of stunning.

Canyon diving is ideal for sighting nurse sharks and string rays.

Head to Shark Ray Alley to snorkel among nurse sharks and stingrays; visit Hol Chan Marine Reserve to get up close with eels, turtles, and colorful fish; or explore the underwater caves of Blue Hole.

Local inhabitants include several loose groups of teira batfish, malabar groupers and nurse sharks hidden under the overhangs.

The appeal of swimming (or at least viewing) a frenzy of hungry nurse sharks and -LSB-...]

OPTION 2 SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium See the amazing world of aquatic animals such as sandbar whaler sharks, gray nurse sharks, Port Jackson sharks, king penguins, gentoo penguins, freshwater sawfish, smooth stingrays, green sea turtles and big - bellied seahorses at Australia's largest aquarium.

As you explore the walls you may see the resident nurse sharks resting in a crevice.

For more experienced snorkelers or divers, the best option is a boat trip out to the reef, where you're likely to spot nurse sharks, majestic rays and pods of dolphins.

Here you will find nurse sharks lurking, and huge groupers, almost as big as yourself.

Nurse sharks around Ambergris Caye are known to be rather inquisitive so don't be alarmed to see them coming up really close.

East of the Aquarium, on the same reef, lies Nurse Shark Lodge, a wall that plunges steeply into deep water all along this section of northern Long Caye.

Adventure Kids is new to Xcaret and is a place where young children can interact with small nurse sharks and sting rays in a natural lagoon in a completely safe atmosphere.

Swim with friendly nurse sharks by the resort, or venture farther out into the sea to check out one of the most impressive natural features in the area: the Great Blue Hole, a 407 - foot deep sinkhole deemed one of the top scuba diving sites in the world by none other than Jacques Cousteau.