The sharks and the hot tub

[Ido]

It was only 30 minutes drive from my house to an interesting spot.

A massive power plant right next to the beach draws dozens of sharks each winter - mostly females.

There's a weird scenario happening in a very small place. In a disturbingly confined area, sharks, divers, snorkelers, kayakers are all together.  With limited success, a helpless renger tries to control the traffic.

Poor visibility, strong currents, and old fishing gear on the seafloor make it challenging to dive there.

Is that an interesting experience? Yes. Recommended? Not really.

Edited January 20 by Ido

[bghazzal]

Is this in the Red Sea? What sharks are showing up?

[Barmaglot]

1 hour ago, bghazzal said:

Is this in the Red Sea?

No, Mediterranean. It's the coolant water discharge from Orot Rabin power station in Hadera.

[bghazzal]

Wow - even more interesting - i googled it apparently it's dusky sharks and sandbar sharks mostly

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2019/02/12/escaping-the-cold-sharks-huddle-around-thermal-power-station-in-israel/?sh=74f606973180

 

There's also a video of Orot Rabin :

 

 

This sent me down a rabbit hole on the eastern side of the Mediterranean - apprently duskies and greys are also frequently spotted off Beirut nowadays, something I no clue about...

There's a video was taken off the bay of Jounieh (!!!), apparently.
 

and there are plenty of others sighting videos on Youtube, and some dive sites off Beirut are even called "shark point" nowadays:

https://seaworldblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/did-you-know-that-lebanon-is-also-a-destination-for-scuba-diving/

There's definitely something going on....  thanks for sharing this!

Edited January 21 by bghazzal

[Ido]

3 hours ago, bghazzal said:

Is this in the Red Sea? What sharks are showing up?

As Barmaglot said it is the Mediterranean. About 30 km north of Tel Aviv