Thresher Sharks live a 700'. Kemod Shoals is the only place on the planet that you can go and be almost guaranteed to scuba dive with them in their natural environment. Once a day in the early morning the Thresher Sharks come up to Kemod Shoal for a 'cleaning'. Kemod Shoal is the current 'cleaning station' that these sharks are using. It's about a 45 minute boat ride from The Exotic dive resort on Malapascua Island and the shoal starts at about 50-60', making it around an hour per dive. We did 5 dives on the site.
Note: Every single day there are dozens of divers in the water with these sharks. We are NOT on their menu. The are seemingly unconcerned about our presence as long we don't use lights (flash or video lights) and do not chase after them. If you do any of those things the sharks will flee...Immediately!
It is perfectly safe to be in the water with these majestic creatures. The eco-tourism that they create allows the locals to make a living, otherwise they will have to resort to fishing to feed their families. The problem with that is that there are very few fish left to catch. The only recourse is more protected areas and more eco-tourism. As it now stands without the draw of Thresher Shark sightings there's not enough fish and coral left to attract divers from 1/2 way across the planet. So...Thresher Shark Encounters are the big draw for eco-tourism. Yay!!