Sharks
Caribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezi · Cartilaginous fish — family Carcharhinidae
If the Caribbean has a signature silhouette, it is this shark cresting a coral wall with the sun behind it. Caribbean reef sharks carry real presence — broad shoulders, blunt snout, an unhurried patrol speed — without the edge that demands constant management, which is why the Bahamas built an entire diving economy around them. At Nassau's feed sites they orbit in their dozens; in Cuba's Jardines de la Reina they shadow divers through mangrove-fed reefs that show the species at natural density. Regional protection tells a stark story: abundant where sharks are shielded, nearly absent from heavily fished coasts.
どこで・いつ見られるか
「常駐（Resident）」とは、そのダイビングスポットでのほとんどのダイブで遭遇できることを意味します。「季節限定（Seasonal）」とは、記載された月に確実に見られることを意味します。それ以外の出会いはボーナスであり、計画の前提にはなりません。
| 目的地 | 信頼性 | 月 | メモ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Beach & Grand BahamaThe Bahamas | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| RoatánHonduras | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Nassau & New ProvidenceThe Bahamas | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Jardines de la ReinaCuba | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Turks and CaicosTurks and Caicos Islands | Resident — seen on most dives | 年間を通じて | |
| Belize Barrier ReefBelize | Occasional | 年間を通じて |
ベストな月、一目でわかる
理解を深める
ハビタット: Coral reefs, walls, and sandy channels throughout the tropical western Atlantic
分布域: Florida and the Bahamas through the Antilles to the reefs of Central and South America's Caribbean coast
生態・行動: The Caribbean's default big shark — a robust, gunmetal animal with an easy, gliding patrol pattern along walls and over sand. It habituates readily to structured feeds, circling in disciplined carousels, yet unbaited sightings on healthy reefs show the same calm, wide-berth curiosity.
食性: Reef fish and rays, hunted mostly around the reef edge at dawn, dusk, and night
サイズ: 目安は 1.8 m; 確認済みの最大記録 3.0 m (total length; feed-site regulars typically run 1.5–2.5 m).
出会ったときの正しいふるまい方
Choose operators with fixed feeding protocols and chainmail-gloved feeders, kneel in the designated arc, no outstretched cameras into the carousel, and store any catch well away from your body on non-feed dives.
保全
Assessed Endangered — largely gone from unprotected mainland coasts due to fishing, while shark-sanctuary nations like the Bahamas hold strongholds. Its economic value to dive tourism is among the best documented of any shark.
目撃情報で知られるダイブサイト
動画を見る
公式チャンネルより
Best Places to Dive with Whale Sharks
Outrageously Tiny Fish
Sink or Swim? with Monét X Change | Monterey Bay Aquarium
動画はクリエイター自身のチャンネルへの埋め込みリンクです。当サイトはコンテンツをホストせず、すべての出典を明示しています。