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There are plenty of scooters and sharks in Florida, although I don't
think anything like a California Great White.   I am very interested in
sharks and their reactions to the EM fields produced by Scooters.  I am
very interested in hearing "first" hand accounts of shark encounters
while scootering.  Please include details like make and model of
scooter, depth, and proximity of encounter (did shark actually bump into
you, approach for below or above, etc.).  

I would like to get close (photos & video) to sharks but without
appearing to be food to them.  This might be a problem with Great
Whites, which dines on marine mammals (wet suit black and swimming near
the surface).  
 
Regards,

Peter A. Sale
Los Angeles CA USA

Andy Gourevitch wrote:
> 
> I got to try one out once.  I think it would be fun to play around on once
> in a while, but I don't think it's very practical: on my dives in N.
> California, I want to slowly get in close to get a good look at stuff, not
> just cruise on by.
> 
> Also, a sobering thought that someone pointed out to me was that the last
> two people attacked by Great Whites in California were both using scooters.
> I believe the last one was in So. Cal. around Christmas time (?) and the one
> before that was at Pt. Lobos State Reserve in Carmel, where I dive
> regularly.  It's quite possible that the electromagnetic field given off by
> the motor attracts sharks.  (As you probably know, sharks are definitely
> attracted to motors and metallic objects.)
> 
> Regards,
> Andy
> 
> At 08:09 PM 7/8/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >I'm thinking of getting another toy for Southern California Diving, a
> >Scooter, say a Pedator 2000 or perhaps a 3000?  I can very easily
> >imagine the usefulness of such a device for Cave Diving.  However, if I
> >get such a device for the open ocean will I wind up selling it in a
> >month or two, or will it wind up being indispensable, a most have item
> >for every dive?
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Peter A. Sale
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