Castaway Cay - Sharks?

[Curtis McCrea]

I just googled a picture of a barricuda, yikes scarry looking

I didn't post it here because I didn't wan't to scare people...

I'd be more than happy to post a photo.

Curtis

 

[truck1]

I just googled a picture of a barricuda, yikes scarry looking

I didn't post it here because I didn't wan't to scare people...

Want to know how you can tell if a barracuda is in a good mood or a bad, leave me alone mood?
Check out his color.If he is silver, and moving slow, your fine.
If his skin color turns dark, and/or he heads straight at you,moving quick, and turns at the last minute, get out of his way preferably out of the water,because the next time or 2 hes not going to turn.The first 2 or 3 runs at you are warnings.Ive swum and dove with cuda all the time in the keys, litterally hundreds of them, and have never seen or heard an issue, with any of the other divers onboard, or in general for that area.

99 times out of a hundred, if you leave them them alone, theyll leave you alone.

Some of my friends.Slow day on the Duane

 

[Blanche_Neige]

Want to know how you can tell if a barracuda is in a good mood or a bad, leave me alone mood?
Check out his color.If he is silver, and moving slow, your fine.
If his skin color turns dark, and he heads straight at you,moving quick, and turns at the last minute, get out of his way preferably out of the water,because the next time or 2 hes not going to turn.The first 2 or 3 runs at you are warnings.Ive swum and dove with cuda all the time in the keys, litterally hundreds of them, and have never seen or heard an issue, with any of the other divers onboard, or in general for that area.

99 times out of a hundred, if you leave them them alone, theyll leave you alone.

um, he won;t have to warn me many time and I won't check the color either. If I see one, lets just say that it will be my cue "ice cream time" for the kids ASAP and a large drink for me!

 

[Blanche_Neige]

I'd be more than happy to post a photo.

Curtis

ok then here is one for the grouper:

they can get pretty BIG too

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Here's a pic of the net around the family beach.

Thanks for posting. Hmmm..... I won't lie to him but also won't show him the picture either.

 

[truck1]

um, he won;t have to warn me many time and I won't check the color either. If I see one, lets just say that it will be my cue "ice cream time" for the kids ASAP and a large drink for me!

Me either. I dont mind diving with them, and Ive dove with a bull shark before, but if either looked at me the wrong way, Id be back on the boat,watching from the bridge.

In all seriousness, they are just as curious about us as some of us are about them.Wed pretty much have to be covered in fish for them to come after us.

 

[mmouse37]

I just googled a picture of a barricuda, yikes scarry looking

I didn't post it here because I didn't wan't to scare people...

A few years ago our son was on the Castaway Cay fishing excursion and caught this......35 lb. Barracuda...I think it is Barry cousin!! LOL!!

MJ

 

[truck1]

It happens.Well see 1 or 2 come up on the fishing boats while we are diving.This past May there was a 6 foot hammerhead swimming around the boat that was tied up to the ball right behind ours.

 

[Blanche_Neige]

A few years ago our son was on the Castaway Cay fishing excursion and caught this......35 lb. Barracuda...I think it is Barry cousin!! LOL!!

MJ

I have a question regarding the fishing excursions, what do people do with the fish after they catch it? it's not like they can bring it home to eat

 

[Curtis McCrea]

I have a question regarding the fishing excursions, what do people do with the fish after they catch it? it's not like they can bring it home to eat

I believe it's a catch and release excursion.

Curtis

 

[catzle]

I like the pictures! We were there in May and saw a huge stingray come through the family beach close to shore. Then we saw another huge fish not sure what it was. Can't wait to go back next year!

 

[Jey12]

Anyone go in the middle of September? We're going on the Sept. 19th 2010 cruise and I would enjoy a few surprise critters to swim with! Wondering if stingrays or "Barry" might make an appearance during our trip?

 

[sdchickie]

Just wanted to show you the friend we found at CC

Was this in the family area? How long ago was that?

My DW is splashing the water with her hands to move the raft, so I tell her to stop cause I see a shark. So what does DW do, she jumps off the raft and makes a bigger splash. The sharks turns towards her. I have to run and get between her and the shark.

As I was reading this I got to the part where you wrote "I have to run" for a second I thought you were running away! Hey at least you went to rescue her!

 

[Pooh93]

DD and I were at CC last Thursday and 2 Stingrays came in pretty close to shore. At first we thought it was the weeds on the bottom, but then we realized they were moving towards us!!

One kept swimming and headed back out to the lagoon, but one started to bury himself. DD and I realized it was too shallow and he could get stepped on, so we gently encouraged him to move out to deeper water and he did and then started burying himself again. We felt like we did our good deed for the day!!

 

[txsoccermom]

Why don't these creatures get moved to behind the fence line?! I understand how when they're small, they can get thru and then grow big, but come on - look what happened to the Crocodile Hunter b/c of a Sting Ray If that thing had buried itself and no one saw it and stepped on it, the tail w/barbs could have whipped up and gotten the person. I don't want that happening to me or my family, especially my kids

I don't mind "admiring them from afar", but not in the same waters I'm frolicking in. This and the picture of the barricuda having lunch is giving me the hebejebees!

 

[MKJEcruisers]

I am getting so excited about going to Castaway Cay! I absolutely love the ocean. I can assure anyone who is scared of wildlie in the ocean that it is much safer than you think it is. Sharks respond to thrashing in the water and come to investigate. Just as long as you do not panic if you do see something then you will be left alone. I you act like prey then you will become it.
About 15 years ago or so I was scuba diving off of Miami with an idiot dive partner who got us lost. While we were trying to find the boat again we were encountered by a school of about 15, 4 foot long barracuda. None of us panicked. We just made sure we grabbed our gear close to us to make sure nothing was dangling, made sure we did not have any shiny jewelry on and pretended like they weren't there. They followed us for about 15 minutes or so all the way back to the boat but never acted aggressively at all. Point is-if you don't panic you will be fine.

 

[natale1980]

Was this in the family area? How long ago was that?

He was in the family area about 4 feet long.
The castmembers said there was a bad storm a week before we were there that broke the fence.

I guess he got in and couldn't get out.

Don't worry, I'm sure he's out by now. (sorry I couldn't resist)

-nat

 

[maria-fan-22]

Why don't these creatures get moved to behind the fence line?! I understand how when they're small, they can get thru and then grow big, but come on - look what happened to the Crocodile Hunter b/c of a Sting Ray If that thing had buried itself and no one saw it and stepped on it, the tail w/barbs could have whipped up and gotten the person. I don't want that happening to me or my family, especially my kids

I don't mind "admiring them from afar", but not in the same waters I'm frolicking in. This and the picture of the barracuda having lunch is giving me the hebejebees!

The stingrays are all "Clipped" Everything else is left because Disney has an environmental agreement to no disturb the wildlife too much. they only move highly dangerous things out. As long as people don't try and hurt the animals they wont attack.

 

[ddpaints]

Let's just say on the last cruise I was on "Barry" assisted the man who was to become my husband. He kind of kept following him up until he swam next to me. Long story short Barry made sure that dinners weren't going to be our only encounters together.
Now me being a scaredy cat would have probably jumped into Geoff's (DH) arms had I seen that thing. LOL So I guess Barry only did half his work.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Let's just say on the last cruise I was on "Barry" assisted the man who was to become my husband. He kind of kept following him up until he swam next to me. Long story short Barry made sure that dinners weren't going to be our only encounters together.
Now me being a scaredy cat would have probably jumped into Geoff's (DH) arms had I seen that thing. LOL So I guess Barry only did half his work.

what a cute story!