Health

Nurse Sharks It's the most common shark in the Puerto Vallarta area, they are what you would call a vacuum shark which is how they normally feed. They tend to stay most of the time invisible and completely still in the sands of shallow waters. Whitetip Sharks Recognizable for the white tip on the tip of their dorsal, tail and pectoral fins. You need to go searching for them to see them as they rarely wander within the bay because they live in deeper and colder waters. Whale sharks One shark species that is a not so rare visitor in the bay is the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), a harmless plankton-feeding shark, the largest fish in the ocean.

Do you need to be concerned about sharks in Puerto Vallarta or the Banderas Bay area? The short answer is: No! Are there sharks in Puerto Vallarta? Yes, either small ones that are not a danger to human beings, that, more often than not, end up on the table of the local fishermen, or big huge ones, that are “veggie”-sharks, well, plankton-eating sharks, the whale sharks. Any reason to feel scared while you swim in Puerto Vallarta? Are there any pirañas, barracudas or sharks ready to eat you up? Absolutely NO! Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Puerto Vallarta's beaches are contained with a bay and are considered extremely safe for watersports, scuba, snorkeling and swimming. For various decades, shark attacks have been mostly unheard of. This doesn't mean fans of them can't find them beyond the bay and within the deeper waters of the ocean around Banderas Bay.