Swimming in the evening hours is no more dangerous than during daytime but a shark needs to get closer to check us out and that can increase a shark’s nervousness as well as ours, should we see the animal. Understanding how low lights influence approach patterns of sharks makes it easy understood why people are even more afraid of sharks during evening hours than during daytime.

Whenever people are at the beach, they assume, since others are in the water as well, that no sharks are close by. Most of the time that is true but still: one has to look around, especially when close to or on a sandbar to make sure. Should a shark show up don’t try to get out of the water as fast as you can…

Being among sharks while freediving is one of most incredible interaction with wild animals. But as thrilling and challenging some situations can be, it is important to always know how to withdraw should a shark come too close, or show too much interest. Likewise it is also paramount to know how to safely ascend with a shark in tow.

Freediving is probably the most satisfying way to encounter large sharks. In order to make sure one can get closer, different dive techniques are described. The better a freediver understands a shark’s swim pattern, and incorporate these dive techniques, the longer the contact time will be.

Snorkeling can be used as the first conscious approach to get in contact with a shark. Whenever you attract a shark through snorkeling or possible end on top of one you can pretty much use the same techniques as a swimmer. Knowing what to do in close(r) vicinity of a shark is paramount to every successful encounter.

Swimmers attract sharks due to sounds created, as well as their restricted position to the surface. Unfortunately, swimmer hardly see sharks that are close by since sticking one’s head below the surface won’t happen except during freestyle, but even there looking around is not a priority. In this episode a particual way of swimming is described to increase field of vision under the surface, as well as other suggestions and techniques when sharks are close by, seen or not.

Whenever we move in the water, we create sound and water pressure. Both are intriguing for a shark but differ with regards to the distance they can be located by the animal. Is a shark close(r), it is water pressure that is primarily registered, is the animal farther away it is the actual sound that is picked up. Although sound can easily be detected by a shark, the farther away the animal is, the more human emissions mix with other sounds.

Whenever a shark comes close(r), our subconsciousness picks up certain factors. Although one should be aware of all of them that are highlighted in ADORE-SANE, its approach direction / angle, as well as its swim level with reference to the observing (and targeted) person should be paramount.

Sharks "come across" a certain way when approaching us. How can you read a shark, what do you have to look for etc.? This episode deals with the "A" of ADORE , the shark-human interaction concept, meaning the attitude/appearance of a shark.

If there is one area that should be avoided for any water sport activity, it is the surroundings of an active fishing pier. Fishermen lure in sharks due to their activity. Hooked fish release stress hormones, feces, scales etc. which are carried away with the current... Sharks picking up the scent will then likely swim against the current towards the source. Should people be in the water close to such a pier and create non-rhythmical sound patterns (by wading, swimming, frolicking etc.) their attraction will be increased.