No sharks in Isla Paradiso?

[beardeux]

Hi, I have no sharks in IP.  What's happened to them?  My sim has been diving several times now and not one shark, even at the surface they are not swimming around the dive areas.

[Pam]

I think if you carry fish in your inventory, it will increase your chances of seeing a shark.

[beardeux]

Oh, I've never done that other than catching the fish at the dive spot.  I'd have never put that together.  Thanks.  I've fought lots of sharks in the past.  I'll let you know it it works.

[jesirose]

Shark Attacks
Sharks may also be present at a Dive Spot. Sometimes you can watch them as they swim while your Scuba Diving skill increases. If they get aggressive, your Sim may end up in a fight for their life. Sims who lose this fight can die. If you want to be super cautious, bring a Death Flower with you or take the Loves to Swim trait to hopefully help your odds of winning. If a shark defeats your Sim but doesn't kill them, you'll get a harsh 8h -35 moodlet. A shark attack happens only 5% of the time, but the shark may get multiple chances at this roll to attack your Sim. When watching a shark, this chance jumps to 25% as you're more likely to draw attention by swimming around it.

Shark Attacks grow 2% more likely for each raw meat that you have in your inventory. You may not be carrying many raw steaks, burgers, hot dogs and eggs, which will attract them, but many Scuba Divers will gather fish while under the sea. Those raw fish are edible to werewolves and shark, and the Shark are predators that will take it to mean you're a floating buffet. Offload fish you collect in your diving adventures to prevent these attacks growing more likely.

http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/islandparadise/scubadiving/


At the very end of the page - definitely try fish, and if you're impatient just buy the raw meat from the grocery

[beardeux]

The fish worked.  I wasn't catching any fish initially, just looking for the shark attack for the tooth.  In the past, I did catch fish, just never correlated having it in the inventory with the sharks being attracted.  It's the little things.  Thanks for the info.