Blue Shark Snorkel Trips

24/06/2024

We have some last minute availability on our blue shark snorkelling trip this Wednesday 26th June.
The forecast is looking amazing!!! 🤩🦈🦈👌🤙🏻👌
www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

24/05/2024

Blue shark footage from our trips will be used in this Sunday morning 😊

On the show they are launching a new segment called ‘coastal chronicles’, in which they will showcase footage of British wildlife.

This Sunday 26th May, they are focussing exclusively on Blue Sharks 💙🦈A great opportunity to shine a spotlight 🙌🏻

Gardening tips and sharks.. you can’t beat that 😄

07/05/2024

26/04/2024

Our 2026 Tonga humpback whale swim tour sold out fast!

For those of you that are still interested in joining us we have some great news…

We now have an additional boat and 7 more spaces available !! Wahoo 🌊🐋🌊🤩

DATES

2nd - 9th Oct 2026

LOCATION

Ha’apai Islands Tonga 🏝☀️

This is a once in a lifetime adventure taking you into the middle of the South Pacific Ocean to snorkel with humpback whales.

We witness their many behaviours as they socialise and play, allowing us the privilege to swim alongside, fin to fin, in a shared journey of discovery.
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Comment below or drop me a message for all the info ⬇️

07/04/2024

Dreaming of days like this!

We start running our trips again mid June, finishing mid October.

Dive in and make some incredible memories whilst learning about blue sharks 💙🦈

www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

*No diving qualification required , just previous snorkelling experience in open water.
Drop me a message if you have any questions 🤙🏻

05/04/2024

This week marks the (official) start of Basking Shark Season in the UK! 🎉

There have already been reports of Basking Sharks being spotted along the UK coast in March.

From now until September, there is a chance that you could spot them when out on your ocean adventures.

If you find a Basking Shark during your travels, please be mindful of your encounter and follow this code of conduct.

Save this for later and download this PDF on our website.

01/04/2024

21/03/2024

A sharks entire body is an ear! 👂

Sharks have no external ear at all, it’s just a pin prick opening reaching down inside.
Its nearly invisible to the naked eye but 2 tiny openings on the surface lead to the shark’s internal inner ears which are embedded deep in the skull.

Just below these holes is a fluid-filled inner ear which gives direct contact to the ocean environment.

It’s made up of 3 tubes which are responsible for the shark’s balance, orientation and body positioning in the water.

It allows the shark to pick up on very low-frequency sounds, like those associated with a wounded fish.

A struggling fish or marine mammal creates an irregular pattern of splashes. And it’s these sounds that can attract sharks.

Sharks may use their ears to listen but they can hear all along their body!

The lateral line! A sense that will lead sharks directly to their prey.
It’s a narrow hollow tube that is buried just below the surface of the skin and runs either side of the shark’s body(very approximately where my badly yellow line is drawn on the photo!)

This small canal is lined with thousands of sensory hair cells similar to those in the inner ear. They are so sensitive that they will pick on any vibrations or turbulence in the water hundreds of feet away!

16/03/2024

If you’re looking for a marine wildlife encounter in the UK then this is it 🙌🏻🦈

Private charters and individual bookings available via the website. We take up to 10 people ( 2 groups of 5 rotated in the water )
Full day trip leaving from Penzance Cornwall.

Lots of info on the website but please get in touch if you have any questions 🤙🏻

www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

23/02/2024

Big shout out to Marine Research and Conservation Foundation for putting the blue shark in the spotlight and increasing conservation measures 🙌🏻🦈

📢 ADOPTED!

We are thrilled to announce that our Concerted Action proposed for the blue shark (Prionace glauca) has passed through the CMS COP14 Convention on Migratory Species and is now officially adopted 🥳

What does this mean for blue sharks?!

Blue sharks are one of (if not the most) migratory shark species, and as a result one of the most over-fished! The Concerted Actions will help guide positive change for the species already listed on the Convention's Appendix II and help ascertain a long-term conservation action plan.

Through management, sustainable tourism, understanding the impacts of fisheries and continued research into blue shark populations/their critical habitats, conservation measures will be implemented with heightened attention and political will.

We also hope that an enhanced conservation outlook for blue sharks will protect other threatened and CMS-listed species that occupy the same range and therefore face similar threats.

This is a huge milestone for the species and makes the efforts of all stakeholders involved worthwhile. We'd like to thank our partners, funders and collaborators in helping us with this work, especially Shark Conservation Fund and Law of the Wild🦈

📷 Sam Matthews

19/02/2024

How amazing! And on world whale day too!

18/02/2024

Incase you haven’t been following this little stingrays journey…

A pregnant stingray at a North Carolina aquarium has become an overnight celebrity.

Charlotte, a round stingray at Aquarium & Shark Lab by team ECCO in Hendersonville, is pregnant with as many as four pups, but she hasn’t shared her tank with any male stingrays in at least eight years!

Charlotte’s pregnancy could be the first known case of parthenogenesis in her species. A rare method of asexual reproduction where a female can produce an embryo without fertilizing an egg with s***m.

Anyway, I’m really enjoying the updates so thought you might too 🙂

A stingray in Hendersonville is about to give birth through parthenogenesis, according to expert, who says it's impossible for shark to mate with ray.

07/02/2024

It’s been confirmed that the recent humpback whale sighting in St.Ives is a new whale 🙌🏻 🐋

Cornwall Wildlife Trust said the animal was seen in St Ives Bay on Thursday.

01/02/2024

It’s fascinating to watch how blue sharks interact with each other.

The more submissive sharks tend to be deeper in the water and the dominant individuals swim above them whilst practicing many behaviours to maintain their dominant role in the water column.

Sometimes you’ll see 2 sharks swimming parallel to each other and very occasionally they will swim at one another and hold their path until they collide and bump very briefly 🤓

Come and see for yourselves and join us on a trip this summer 🦈🤿🌊

www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

19/01/2024

We’ll be running 2 whale swim trips in 2026! 🐋🐳

Available to book very soon.

Please message me if you’re keen to find out more.

Only 14 spaces available (7 guests per trip)

Destination - Ha’apai Islands Tonga South Pacific 🏝🐋
Dates - September 2026

Price range 3-4K pp

Lots more details to come!

14/01/2024

These strange jelly blobs are called Salps!
We often see them on our blue shark snorkel trips.

It’s barrel-shaped body glides around the ocean by jet propulsion, sucking in water from a siphon on one end and spitting it back though another.

It swims alone for part of its life and then links together in chains arranged as wheels like this one or other architectural designs with other salps! Pretty cool to watch underwater 😎

Oh and that’s a bluey in the background 🦈😄

14/01/2024

This years dates for blue shark trips 🦈

Snorkelling with blue sharks in Cornwall!

30/12/2023

17/12/2023

It’s been another fantastic season of blue sharks!

We had the pleasure of working with various research partners this year including .lucas1 , of which we’ll share info once all the data has been analysed 🤓

Here’s a few of the projects that our trips help collect data for👇

🦈 First trials for Ferrite Magnets as potential blue shark deterrence
🦈 Collecting eDNA samples to investigate space use over time in blue sharks.
🦈 Using our data logs to predict occurrence and abundance of blue sharks

Big thanks to our small team for all your hard work , Mark, Fred, Andy , 🤗

I’m extremely lucky to work with a fantastic bunch!

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and I hope to see you onboard next year ⛴

Vicky x

16/12/2023

E Gift vouchers available on the website for our blue shark snorkelling adventures 🤿🦈🎁

Once received the recipient can choose a date from our 2024 season. (The voucher is also open to use for 2025 )

Suitable for people which have some snorkelling experience.
Please contact us or visit our FAQs online for further info 🤙🏻

Merry Christmas 🎄

www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

10/12/2023

What a wonderful Christmas gift 💝 🦭

Please might you buy me some fish? 🐟

Stuck for a gift for a fellow animal lover? Donate £10 to feed one of our injured or sick grey seal pups for a whole week at our BDMLR Cornwall Seal Hospital and we'll send you a physical voucher to give to the recipient!

Feed as many pups as you want by buying several vouchers! 🐟🐟🐟

By buying one of our vouchers you are playing a huge part in a seal pups journey to rehabiliation! 😍

Buy your vouchers here 👉 https://bdmlr.org.uk/product/fish-for-seal-pups

09/12/2023

Neoprene snorkel mask strap cover… A lovely stocking filler idea 🤿

Made in Cornwall 💙
£15
Available to buy through our online shop.

https://www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk/shop/

08/12/2023

Time seems to stand still when you’re in the water with these beautiful creatures.

Come and join us next season to see them for yourselves!

Dates for 2024 are available to book on our website.
Gift vouchers also available for your ocean loving buddies and family 🎁

🤙🏻 www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk

04/12/2023

NOW AVAILABLE ! 🤩
Our new blue shark design organic T’s have hit the online shop 🦈🎄

This print really captures the beautiful movement of the blues and is a celebration of their iconic personalities that capture our hearts ☺️

10% of your purchase cost will go to our chosen marine charity 🌊

The new design was made by our talented friend 👩🏻‍🎨

Thanks Claire, we just love it!

To shop our T’s please visit the online shop

https://www.bluesharksnorkel.co.uk/shop/

06/11/2023

Perranporth beach had a surprise visitor today. A Leatherback Turtle being rescued by The Watering Hole 🐢

19/10/2023

Still six spaces left tomorrow at 10am on the three hour trip. Looks like a proper little weather window!

18/10/2023

Heads up folks!

2024 dates are now online and open for bookings 🦈

📸 Photo taken a few weeks ago when I took my strobes in for a quick play ☺️

11/10/2023

Another fantastic day out yesterday!
So many sharks 🦈🦈🦈

We have a couple of spaces available for this weekend.
Also a few spaces Sat 21st Oct.

08/10/2023

Yesterday was amazing! Sunshine, sharks, minke whale , tuna and dolphins.
Finally some nice weather!!
We have spaces on Tuesday 10th Oct and forecast looks perfect 👌👌🦈🦈
Contact us to book 👆