Episode 5 of The SharkCast features James Moskito, a pioneer of white shark tourism at both the Farralon Islands and Guadalupe Island. With his years of experience he is able to offer an interesting perspective on the shut down of Guadalupe Island. He also gives us a teaser of some new diving opportunities to coming to California. Don't forget to grab the exclusive discount code James offers to join him on his expeditions at the end of the interview!
James is the same guy who rescued this humpback whale drowning in crab traps line
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The California native and the founder of Ocean Safaris has led over 800 hundred expeditions both in the US and abroad and logged over 6000+ hours underwater, much of that time with some of the largest sharks on the planet.
Over the course of our conversation, James tells us how the Guadalupe white shark tourism came to be and the consequences of the closing of the island to tourism. Considering his many years working in the area and dealing with shifting government personnel to renew his permits, James has a unique perspective on the matter.
“I figure they lost close to ten million dollars annually in the Ensenada area by shutting down cage diving,” James told us.
When asked about the downside for the sharks in the area without tour operators being there, James said there is less monitoring of fishermen encroaching on the waters.
“We’ve already seen them. We pull in and the fishing boats are there fishing in the biosphere until we chase them off, so if they are already there now…”
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