Beqa Lagoon

Beqa Lagoon is a shark-diving destination situated off the south coast of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, near Pacific Harbour. The lagoon's proximity to multiple river mouths has long made it a natural stronghold for bull sharks, which use a 200-metre-deep channel running parallel to the shore as a corridor between river mouths alongside other pelagic species. The area's volcanic topography shapes both this deep channel and the reef structure. Shark feeding here began in 1999, when the small reefs were largely empty of fish and in decline; conservation fees paid by visiting divers are passed to local villagers, who in return prohibit fishing on the reef, and tuna heads recycled from factories in Suva are used as feed, helping restore fish stocks in the marine park.

The two most popular shark-feed sites sit at around 22–23 metres (maximum depth 23 m) and are built around a man-made wall with feeding bins, forming a mini amphitheatre where divers kneel together in a tight group on the reef. Up to eight species of shark are regularly seen on these feeds, including bull sharks, tiger sharks, tawny nurse sharks, lemon sharks, white-tip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, silvertips, and hammerheads. Twenty to thirty bull sharks circling at once is not unusual. Rays and turtles are also present in the lagoon.

Current can be strong, as is typical on healthy reef systems in this area, and visibility at the best feed sites is notably good. Water temperature sits at 27 °C, with the best conditions running June through September.