Shark dives returning to Tacoma aquarium
Divers experience the Eye-to-Eye Shark Dive at Tacomas Tropical Reef Aquarium (Courtesy of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium)
TACOMA, Wash. - In just under two weeks, the area-favorite shark dives at Tropical Reef Aquarium will return to Tacoma.
Eye-to-Eye Shark Dive tickets are on sale with the aquarium ahead of the August 21 start date.
The experience is inside the newly-remodeled Tropical Reef Aquarium's Outer Reef habitat, according to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium ticket page.
"Our dive experts will teach guests the basics of breathing surface-supplied air, then guide them into the 240,000-gallon shark habitat," said lead dive safety officer Heidi Wilken. "No experience is necessary!"
The aquarium hosts a total 18 sharks of the following six different species in the Outer Reef habitat:
- Blacktip reef sharks
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Grey reef sharks
- Nurse sharks
- Zebra sharks
- Tasselled wobbegong shark
In addition to sharks, organizers say the tank will also have tropical fish, stingrays, and "a charismatic potato grouper."
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