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Shark tourism is an effective and fun way to experience the sharks that are roaming in the depth of the ocean without any glass barriers in between the human and the unpredictable animal.

This encounter is either accomplished by free diving into the water with sharks swimming freely around the individual, or being locked in a cage usually with more than one person and being plunged into the ocean as shark bate is released into the water as well. Sharks then swarm the tourists as the tourists receive a closer view of the massive creatures.

Negative Effects of Shark Tourism
The coral reefs in the Philippines are being harmed greatly by the overpopulation of sharks and people in the area. As the population increases immensely so does the opportunity for the coral reefs to diminish. The diving tanks that are used to essentially breath under water are giving off unnatural oxygen that is acting as a pollutant and harming the ocean life. Sharks are overpopulating because they are being fed by the operators in charge of this tourism and it is attracting many more sharks to the area than there naturally would be. This is causing the sharks to be more aggressive with people because they are getting too comfortable with people because they are associating feeding time with the people that are tossing the food to them.

 Free Diving 

This type of shark tourism is done by professionals that dive down with the individuals that are partaking in the tourism event. A diver takes a small group of people down approximately 40 meters deep where the shark actions takes place. Often times sharks do not pay much attention to the divers, but in rare cases when there are threatening times the operator uses his/her training skills to prevent an attack from occurring.

 Business Related to Shark Tourism 

Shark Tourism opened up a beneficial economic opportunity all over the globe. This helps the poverty stricken areas of the Bahamas, Moorea, Maldives, Australia and many more places around the globe. The only things needed for shark tourism to take place is sharks, which are found almost everywhere in the oceans encompassing the world. Shark tourism is positively impacting the lives of many, as conductors are making good money to take the people down into the water to view the sharks and the people are paying big money to do just this.