Shark man by rodney fox meet your next favorite book. Even as a baby, he was party to the many planning sessions his father, rodney, was having making the first ever documentaries filming great white sharks. I thought id been hit by a train, rodney recalls in his book, sharks, the sea. Join rodney fox shark expeditions, the worlds first and original great white shark dive, aboard princess ii for the ultimate great white shark adventure. Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world. Rodney, you have just published a new book called shark man. Rodney fox shark expeditions offers unsurpassed access to great white sharks, with the worlds only ocean floor shark cage, as well as surface cage diving. His early years were set to a back drop of film crews, the sea and shark footage.
From a very early age, when his father would take him fishing, he felt a real infinity towards the sea. Rodney fox invented the shark cage over 50 years ago, and today the adventures continue with his son, andrew. Rodney fox shark expeditions is the original shark cage diving company with over 50 years hands on experience with great white sharks. In 1964, he built the first shark cages enabling divers to safely film and observe great white sharks in their own domain. Their neighbours owned a large concrete water tank where rodney and the.
Contains graphic imagery reenactment of legendary diver rodney fox s shark attack in 1963, rodney went on to become one of the worlds foremost authorities on the great white shark. Rodney fox top 10 shark attack stories howstuffworks. Sharkman is a selection of stories and pictures about my life with sharks, since and including my attack. Over 45 years after his near fatal great white shark attack interviewed 17 february 2009, rodney fox is still entranced by the animals.
He overcame his fears and returned to the sea, determined to make his living there. Shark man 9780439474450 by rodney fox and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A shark swims by the shark tank during a rodney fox cage diving expedition. Attacked and almost killed by a great white shark in 1963, spearfishing champion and insurance salesman rodney fox s life was changed. Rodney fox great white shark expeditions home facebook. The events of this attack are unbelievable, and detailed in rodneys book sharks. Rodney fox was born in adelaide, south australia in 1940.
In 1964, he built the first shark cages enabling divers to safely film and observe great. Few men have been attacked by a great white shark and lived to tell about it. Rodney winston fox is a south australian film maker, conservationist, survivor of an attack by a great white shark, and one of the worlds foremost authorities on. How a shark attack led to the start of modern cage diving adventure.
Severely bitten by a great white shark, rodney fox went onto to. Winner australias best adventure tour world exclusive ocean floor cage dives. He was flying through the water upside down, trying to gouge the sharks eyes. Fox was attacked by a great white shark while spearfishing and badly bitten around the chest and arm in december 1963.
Rodney fox shark expeditions offers unsurpassed access to great white sharks, with the worlds only ocean floor shark cage, as well as surface cage diving for all guests. Rodney fox, attacked at twentythree years of age, didnt stop diving, snorkeling, or swimming in shark infested waters in spite of the dangers. Rodney fox great white shark expeditions, port lincoln, south australia. Life in the shark lane rodney fox shark expeditions we. His story of the attack and escape has been published many times. Rodney winston fox is a south australian film maker, conservationist, survivor of an attack by a great white shark, and one of the worlds foremost authorities on that species. Sitting back in a leather arm chair, in the lounge room of. Attacked and almost killed by a great white shark in 1963, spearfishing champion and insurance salesman rodney foxs life was changed. I know it is not about my lifestory, but can you please give us a little info on it.
Because of the extent of his injuries and the fact that he survived them. Rodney fox was born in 9 november 1940 in adelaide, australia. Not for the faint of heart, these stories of his many close encounters with dangerous sharks are enough to make even the bravest swimmer think twice. My life has been seventenths water, rodney fox tells us in his extraordinary story. This liveaboard from rodney fox expeditions offers unique, extreme shark tours to the neptune islands, allowing you to drop to 20 meters in the worlds only. He was inducted into the international scuba diving hall of fame in 2007.