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OCWhen “all the sharks align” and you know you’re in the right place at the right time and years and years of work and experience all come together for an opportunity to experience the very best life can offer. Magical moments in the deep blue with “Grandma Great White” My great-grandmother used to swim off the south shore of Oahu everyday till she died, “Grandma great white” featured here is actually larger than “Deep Blue” who was around the day before this footage. I’ve been swimming with sharks my whole life and working professionally with them for almost 20 yrs. There’s a challenge I have in my efforts to find a balance between helping people to overcome their fear of sharks that often stems from fictitious media, and instilling a healthy level of respect for sharks. I reached the decision, long ago, to devote the rest of my life to conservation, research, and education. I hope my efforts inspire action for conservation and compassion for heavily misunderstood apex predators and other important marine life. I also hope that it means that more beautiful sharks like this will be saved from wasteful finning for sharks fin soup, shark fishing, or other wasteful things like shark nets, bycatch from industrial longline fleets, or even the pharmaceutical and souvenir trade. Learn more and get involved in helping to save sharks by sharing the letter from HelpSaveSharks.Org with any store, restaurant, or company the sells or ships shark derived products. Follow @oneoceandiving @oneoceanresearch @oneoceanconservation @oneoceaneducation @waterinspired @oneoceanhawaii @oneoceanglobal for more ways to get involved ❤️
FOOTAGE CREDIT: Filmed by my ❤️ @juansharks
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Music: “Awaken” by Big Wild
Disclaimer: I highly discourage people from purposely jumping in the water with sharks w/out a guide. They are capable predators who need and deserve respect, they are not mindless but are #apexpredators not monsters.. and this was the gentlest grandma great #whiteshark I’ve ever met❤️
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