Currently I am designing and building an aluminium cage as a safety feature for diving with Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca), Silky Sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis), Threshers (Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus, Alopias pelagicus), Mako Sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus), Hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini), “Cazon” (Carcharhinus porosus, Rhizoprionodon longurio, Nasolamia velox), Oceanic White Tip Sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus), and Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas). I am especially interested in developing a system to dive with Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and this is what I am currently working on. Cage diving is with snorkel and mask.

I also provide free diving with Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri), Spotted Eagle Rays (Aetobatus narinari) and Manta Rays (Manta birostris). Inshore snorkeling is for observations of bottom rays and searches for Mexican Bullhead Sharks (Heterodontus mexicanus) and Leopard Sharks (Triakis semifasciatus) plus groupers and a wide variety of moray eels, reef fish and invertebrates (especially cuttlefish). Occasionally it is possible to view Whitetip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) or a Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris). I also undertake night free diving, specifically to search for Mexican Bullhead Sharks and octopus.

 

Andy Burton
Shark Hunter