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Enter the world of the shark, the most evolved and least understood predator in the ocean. Witness up close its strength, grace, precision and commanding presence in its own environment. Aqua-Trek Beqa pioneered shark diving in Beqa Lagoon and now offers you an exciting and unique chance to dive with ocean’s most feared creatures.
The variety of shark and fish species found on this dive rivals any excursion of its kind. Numerous bull sharks up to 10’ are on most dives, along with the frequent gray, white and black tip reef sharks, nurse sharks and silvertip sharks.
Even the elusive oceanic white tip and tiger sharks like to come in and raise the level of adrenaline every so often. You can also see giant travellies, humphead wrasse, red bass, surgeon fish, triggerfish, cod, grouper, bait fish and many others! Aqua-Trek initiated the shark encounter as a way to educate divers about sharks and the problems they face.
As much as 80 percent of some shark species have been wiped out in the last 10 years by fishing and consumption of shark meat and shark products.
Sharks play a crucial role in the oceans ecological system and the more people know about them, the more advocates they will have in the fight for their survival.
Since Aqua-Trek began offering the shark encounter, the Fijian village that holds customary fishing rights to the area has agreed to protect the site and turn it into a marine park with a small entry fee that goes back to the village.
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