In Reply to: Snorkelling and sharks posted by Island Of the Gods on Saturday, 3. February 2007 at 11:13 Bali Time:
When I was working in Saudi Arabia last year, we used to go out on a dive boat every weekend in the Red Sea. We used to go looking for sharks to photograph. We would spear a fish of any sort and use as bait to lure the white tip sharks in towards us to get a better / closer photo. Of course we never harmed the sharks in any way.
I never had any trouble with the sharks whatsoever, even being sourounded by 10-12 of them at a time in some cases.
They are more scared of you than you are of them! Hope this helps allay your fears, there is nothing to be worried about.