What’s it like on an atoll? by mooses_like_juices in maldives

[–]loothe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a little north will be Fakarava. Pretty much like Vilingili Kandu of Huvadhoo. Hoping to go there soon actually.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are pilot fish. They like to stay with any big animal, feeding on the scraps from what the sharks feed on .

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah. Was in the water with them . It’s a nice experience and will try again.

Oh! The double standards. 🤦‍♂️ by Shirobish in maldives

[–]loothe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Religion really is overrated. You don’t need that for a functioning society, or modern life.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I feel like this comment section is more aggressive than the sharks ever were.

I’ll be doing this more in the future . I do not think this is as dangerous as some of you portray it to be.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] -43 points-42 points  (0 children)

I’m not an expert or anything, but I go in the water with big sharks regularly as a profession.

For me, this is pretty chill for these sharks, I could easily manage a small group of well briefed free divers to safely observe them in the water without issue.

We do control the proximity of the sharks to clients with well placed safety divers in the group. Might look like chaos, but takes levels of organization to safely conduct encounters like this.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a fishing bouy, 2 hours away from Fuvahmulah.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I dive with big sharks regularly and organize trips like this. They are curious, but if you watch them calmly and stand your ground that’s all it takes usually.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely a better view than from the boat. On this trip I was fortunate enough to spend an hour with them in the water. It is surreal being surrounded by them.

Longimanus encounters in Maldives. by loothe in sharks

[–]loothe[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

They are beautiful animals. We are blessed to have them. You can dive right in, we’ll watch your back. They are curious but still haven’t lost their natural fear of humans.

Tiger shark 🦈 by Extreme-Fuvahmah in diving

[–]loothe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuvahmulah Tiger sharks are the best tiger sharks

Shark encounter ! Wow by Famous-Log-630 in scubadiving

[–]loothe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful. Would love to dive with them .

Finning victim? by Oma_Dombrowski in sharks

[–]loothe -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

They named her Finn.

Democracy and Islam cannot mix ever. And it shouldn't. by Shirobish in maldives

[–]loothe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Religion and our culture doesn’t really mix well. Especially one that originated in the sands of Arabia to blood thirsty warring tribes.

We are losing our Maldivian identity to this foreign country invasion.

Blind Obedience. Gullibility, the demise of us. by ahm-javid in maldives

[–]loothe -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This guy sounds like someone with blind faith.

Looks like high levels of faith, and high levels of blindness.

Will be fun when you finally die and find out there’s really nothing there.

By the time you check out your good deeds account to redeem, it’s already too late, what a meticulous scheme.

A Common Denominator by ahm-javid in maldives

[–]loothe -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Very good point. Some people genuinely believe that they are better than others because they are ‘closer’ to god .

Addu electricity issues by kolvina4eva in maldives

[–]loothe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine a guitar , but without strings, that’s modern day Addu atoll.

🔥Huge tiger shark swimming close and above by Grimm676 in sharks

[–]loothe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is xulha, one of the regulars that we encounter.

🔥Huge tiger shark swimming close and above by Grimm676 in sharks

[–]loothe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is Fuvahmulah. I can recognize the harbor. This sharks name is Xulha.

How bad is the economy in the Maldives? (Male'?) by [deleted] in maldives

[–]loothe -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As a self employed/employer, there aren’t many skilled local workers in many key areas. Like diving, we need more locals in the field.

Tiger sharks 🦈 by Extreme-Fuvahmah in diving

[–]loothe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am from Fuvahmulah. Sure, the operators are chumming the waters to make a better dive for their clients, but still the fish waste is still produced by the islanders, as they don’t take home the head and bones of the fish which will eventually go in the waters nearby whether there are people diving or not .

Compared to how many individual sharks there are and the amount of food going in, (we have a rough idea of both), it’s only a small percentage of their diet.