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Great White Adventures... Amazing True Stories

Daring Rescue of whale off Farallones/Humpback nuzzled her saviors in thanks after they untangled her from crab lines

Photo courtesy of The Marine Mammal Center

Bandit's Story: The Real-life Rescue of a Great White Shark

     
Photo courtesy of Stephen McCulloch, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Experience:   Over 400 great white shark diving expeditions since 1998.
Safety:   Perfect safety record since 1998 (founded in 1998).
Recognized Leader:   What are the media saying?

You will observe Great White Sharks up close in their natural environment. Choose beautiful San Francisco to observe the largest White Sharks in the world at the Farallon Islands, or journey to sunny San Diego and embark on an incredible expedition to mysterious Isla de Guadalupe. Either way, you will have the Great White Adventure of a lifetime!

Our expedition crews are industry professionals with safety as our highest priority, for both our divers and our sharks. We have enjoyed a perfect safety record with no injuries to any diver or shark. Ever.

  Lawrence Groth, President.
Lawrence, a California native, developed a passion for the ocean and diving early in life. He began diving at the age of 13. Since then, Lawrence has enjoyed a successful career as a Commercial Diver and Professional Mariner. While spending most of his time on the water, Lawrence has gained a wealth of experience at sea. He enjoys sharing his love of the water and sense of adventure with people from all over the world.

  James Moskito, VP/Staff Instructor.
James, another California native is our adventurer. Having a passion for adventure and travel, his journeys have taken him from here to around the world. He got his start growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area diving the chilly waters of the west coast. He holds instructor certifications with SSI, TDI, DAN, and is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Instructor and continues to have fun teaching and sharing his adventures. As an instructor, James has authored the distinctive specialty Great White Shark Diver for both PADI and SSI scuba training agencies.

  Scott Davis, Divemaster.
Scott Davis is our onboard Shark Naturalist and Divemaster. As a wildlife researcher, NAUI Master Diver and PADI Divemaster, Scott has had the opportunity to dive all around the world but considers Guadalupe Island the prime world destination for viewing white sharks. His current graduate research work involves the behavior and movement patterns of White Sharks off the North American coast. In addition to being a National Geographic Society grantee, his research along with fellow researchers led to the ground-breaking discovery - highlighted in the prestigious scientific journal NATURE - that satellite-tagged White Sharks off the western North American coast spend a great deal of their time in pelagic waters, traveling as far as Hawaii and back.

  Jim Hegeman, Divemaster.
Jim grew up on the beaches of Santa Barbara where he was introduced to the underwater world at a young age. His father was a commercial diver who had worked with Jacques Cousteau and Valerie Taylor studying different shark behaviors in the Pacific. Free diving and SCUBA diving most of his life, Jim finally joined the Navy and traveled the world as a Navy deep-sea diver. After leaving the military Jim continued a career as a commercial diver, once again taking him to many different countries to work. Jim has turned his interest and experience of the ocean and marine life to helping others enjoy the awesome creatures below, namely sharks.

We at Great White Adventures promote conservation and protection of the marine environment while providing you with a rewarding and educational experience. We believe that education and enjoyment of our environment is the key to its protection. We hope you will come away from your adventure with a new found respect and appreciation of the ocean and all of its inhabitants.

GWA is the leader of the US White Shark Cage Diving Industry.