Sharks are my best friends This video can not be played Almost Every Day for 40 Years , expert diver Jim Abernethy has been swimming with sharks at a patch of shallow crystal-clear ocean in The Bahamas known as Tiger Beach. At any given moment Jim can be surrounded by 30 or more tiger, reef and lemon sharks. But Jim has a unique relationship with these underwater predators who swim up to him for affectionate nose-rubs. For more on Jim's life with The Sharks , listen to the. Producers: Clayton Conn and Mariana Des Forges. Video by Caitlin Sneddon.