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Overview
Shallow sandbank northwest of Grand Bahama famed for predictable, up-close tiger shark encounters at a baited feed site. Operators run kneeling-in-the-sand interactions in 6 m of water with multiple tigers plus lemon and reef sharks circling. Bucket-list shark diving — not coral.
Briefing note
Baited shark feed — assess your comfort level honestly. Liveaboard or day-trip from West End.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundTiger shark
- year-roundLemon shark
- year-roundCaribbean reef shark
- year-roundNurse shark
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceTiger shark
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 65 within 50 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Wildbook (Sharkbook, Whale Shark, Manta Matcher) — Wild Me
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22–24 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Feb | 22–24 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Mar | 23–25 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| Apr | 24–26 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| May | 25–27 °C | 25–40 m | mild |
| Jun | 27–29 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Jul | 28–30 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Aug | 28–30 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Sep | 27–29 °C | 15–30 m | mild |
| Oct | 26–28 °C | 15–30 m | mild |
| Nov | 24–26 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
| Dec | 22–24 °C | 20–35 m | mild |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Chain-mail glove or dark gloves — Operators issue dark-color gloves for the feed — bare skin attracts attention.
- Surface marker buoy — Open-water transits between dive sites.
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