Conger advice

[brand]

Hi all ..I am a beginner at diving mostly abroad when on hols .I have been interested in marine life all my life and am currently doing marine biology related subjects in uni .
I am an addicted sea angler and coach,catch lots of fish and many varieties. I am looking for some venues where i can catch conger from the shore,I am based in S Wales an fish swansea/gower upo to milford for the shark.I go now and again to plymouth.Most fishing is in swansea at the moment .Ive had conger to 24 lb and amlooking for a biggie.I go a couple of times to Mevigissy cornwall and have heard of conger there in the harbour areas.I enjoy fishing the harbours anyware .Note all my fish are returned unharmed but have lots of photos . thanks brand

[Mako]

Hi Brand,
Welcome to this divers forum.
Divers are usually persons that look at the marine life without touching it so as not to disturb the ecosystem. There are many ways of observing, photographing the marine life without catching or feeding it. You are now a diver, my advice is buy an underwater housing for your camera and take pictures of the marine life in it's natural habitat. You will discover much more about all species and will have a lot of fun practice your new hobby (scuba diving).
I hope I did not offend you but if every one starts to do his own research the old way pioneers did it in the past we will not come to a green light to save our fragile world.
Mako

[brand]

Originally Posted by Mako

Hi Brand,
Welcome to this divers forum.
Divers are usually persons that look at the marine life without touching it so as not to disturb the ecosystem. There are many ways of observing, photographing the marine life without catching or feeding it. You are now a diver, my advice is buy an underwater housing for your camera and take pictures of the marine life in it's natural habitat. You will discover much more about all species and will have a lot of fun practice your new hobby (scuba diving).
I hope I did not offend you but if every one starts to do his own research the old way pioneers did it in the past we will not come to a green light to save our fragile world.
Mako

Thanks for the advice ....you hav nt offended me cheers ...i have a waterproof case for my camera ...just have to get used to using it underwater ....brand

[Mako]

Thanks Brand for your kind reply,
I have observed a group of resident white tip lagoon sharks in Kenya by diving and diving again the same area. With the time I started to understand their behavior and shifting from place to place according to the tide and currents. Doing this it became possible to me to find them at every dive and approach them without disturbing them. When the tide was rising they used to hang in the current in a specific place. They were doing slow movements and could this way stay to a static place on the edge of the reef against the current. This way they could just open the mouths and let the current oxygenate them without effort. Once I could exactly take the same position and have similar movement, I was able to join the school and stayed in the middle without disturbing. The sharks were just 30 centimeters to one meters away from me. Sometimes Napoleon fishes, potato codes and other predators were joining and sharing this opportunity. It was amazing to see fishes sharing this place with their usual predators.
This is just a small part of what I could share with this group of sharks.
I wish you a lots of interesting dives and discoveries.
Cheers
Mako

[brand]

Originally Posted by Mako

Thanks Brand for your kind reply,
I have observed a group of resident white tip lagoon sharks in Kenya by diving and diving again the same area. With the time I started to understand their behavior and shifting from place to place according to the tide and currents. Doing this it became possible to me to find them at every dive and approach them without disturbing them. When the tide was rising they used to hang in the current in a specific place. They were doing slow movements and could this way stay to a static place on the edge of the reef against the current. This way they could just open the mouths and let the current oxygenate them without effort. Once I could exactly take the same position and have similar movement, I was able to join the school and stayed in the middle without disturbing. The sharks were just 30 centimeters to one meters away from me. Sometimes Napoleon fishes, potato codes and other predators were joining and sharing this opportunity. It was amazing to see fishes sharing this place with their usual predators.
This is just a small part of what I could share with this group of sharks.
I wish you a lots of interesting dives and discoveries.
Cheers
Mako

Thank you for that v interesting text.I am currently doing courses in university related to marine biology and just got my foundation cert .I am to continue and get a degree at some point .Thanks brand