Tiger sharks are distinguished from other requiem sharks by a number of distinguishing characteristics. It has a broad, flat cranium with a shorter snout than mouth width, long labial furrows, and a slender body. Its teeth have curved cusps with serrated edges and a deep groove along the outer margin. The caudal fin is long and pointed with reinforcing ridges. Tiger cubs measuring between 150 and 180 centimeters in length have a distinct variegated pattern on their dorsal surface. Patterns or bars resembling tiger stripes that appear on adult specimens result from the fusion of individual spots. As the shark matures, these bars tend to fade, but they remain visible on the flanks and caudal region. The color can range from bluish or greenish gray to black at the top, and from light gray to dingy yellow or white at the bottom. Read more
Tiger sharks are mainly found in tropical regions in the world. In the Maldives Fuvahmulah island is known as one of the hotspots for tiger shark diving. As Fuvahmulah is a one island atoll, the island drop off is directly connected to the open ocean, which makes it common to encounter various pelagic life such as tiger sharks, thresher sharks, hammerheads, oceanic mantas and more.
Mr. Abdulla Zafar Ali pioneered in discovering the first sight of a Tiger Shark in Fuvahmulah. Our Dive instructor is a native and a PADI-certified scuba instructor. He is not only a mere dive instructor, but one of the few divers who always think about the progress of this industry in Fuvahmulah.
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Why Tiger Sharks are there? Because of the geographic location and the topography, is home to a great variety of shark and pelagic species. The island towers up from the deep ocean much like a vertical cliff, consequently attracting a huge diversity of sharks and other pelagic life that utilize the surrounding reef for cleaning, feeding, and mating. This makes diving great all year round making each dive exciting and adventurous.
There is always potential to observe sharks and maybe even some rare species.
The most frequently observed species include Tiger Sharks, Thresher sharks, Hammerheads, Whale sharks, Grey reefs, Silver tip, and White tip reef sharks along with a myriad of pelagic fish and countless colorful reef fish throughout the rich coral reefs.