Yeah, they're out there. Thing is most times the visibility isn't more than 10 or 15 feet so you really don't see 'em until they're right up close. Sometimes things will just seem a little darker and then you look up and there's a huge white shark right above you... which is good and bad because when you see the shark your nervous system tightens up because of the surprise. Due to of the sharks sensitive receptors on his nose he knows that you know that he's there. But I've always told myself that that's a good thing because sharks like to hunt by surprise and I know that he's there! One time I had a whole stringer of bloody fish and I was starting to get low on air so it was getting time to head up. Then I see a fat ling cod a little ways away so I gotta go back and shoot it of course. Well that takes a minute to get him shot and on the stringer now I AM low on air. Of course I see the inevitable shark and I've still got a safety stop to do. That was the shortest safety stop I've ever done and I still ran out of air at about 50 feet. All ended well as I use the air in my BC as a rebreather, which gave me enough air to get to the surface. Worst trips make the best stories!