Video: sharks go after spearfishermen’s catch

UPDATE:According to the austinborden2 (the owner of the video and one of the divers seen in the footage), this encounter took place off of Isla San Benedicto, Mexico, and the sharks seen in the video are Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis). Thanks to Austin for the information!


YouTube user austinborden2 recently added the above video, which features a couple of free-diving spearfishermen encountering some seemingly hungry sharks. It’s not entirely clear what is going on in the video, but it looks like the divers are hunting wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri), when a small group of sharks come in and devours presumably one of their catch. The sharks then head toward the divers, one whom exclaims that they were “ramming” him after he gets out of the water.

The video information does provide much information about the encounter, such as where or when it took place. Fortunately, both divers appeared unscathed, albeit a little bit shaken.

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About George Probst

George Probst is an award-winning American photographer best known for his underwater great white shark photography at Isla de Guadalupe. In addition to his work underwater, Probst travels to schools, businesses, and communities for public speaking events to discuss the importance of sharks and ocean conservation.

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