9. Tiger Shark Steals Diver’s Camera
For an unknown reason, this tiger shark thought he would borrow $20,000 worth of camera equipment from an unsuspecting diver.
The diver, Jim Abernethy, holds onto the camera as the shark swims away with it. Can’t say I blame him. But eventually the shark got the best of him, and swam off into the distance. But at least they had a second camera to capture the amazing moment!
8. Divers Encounter One Of The Rarest Shark Species On Earth
Ocean-goers rarely see this species alive. Known as the goblin shark, these animals are only sporadically observed when they’re killed accidently by fishing operations.
Goblin sharks are one of those most peculiar species known to man. This deep-sea animal has a gigantic snout with tiny electrical receptors capable of detecting currents in other species, which means their prey has no place to hide! Once their prey is identified, these relatively slow-moving sharks can catapult their jaws forward quickly enough to capture their agile prey. See their jaws in motion here:
7. Girl Swims Alongside Great White
In one of the most famous great white encounters ever filmed, professional SCUBA instructor Ocean Ramsey hitched a ride on a great white to promote shark conservation.
Ocean Ramsey, a Honolulu-based scientist and owner of the marine conservation website Water Inspired, said she created the video in hopes of changing minds and protecting sharks. She has every right to do so: Humans kill an estimated 100 million+ sharks every single year.
She wrote, “Sharks do need to be respected as wild animals and appreciated for their role as top predators in the ocean ecosystem.”
In her retelling of her experience, she let “the shark acknowledge and observe me, while I peacefully and calmly allowed it to swim towards me, and then experiencing it accepting my touch, allowing me to dorsal and tail ride…” She described the encounter as being similar to time spent riding her horse.
She lamented that most people think of sharks as only mindless man-eating machines, but “in truth, sharks are intelligent, calculated and generally very cautious about approaching humans.
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Ocean writes on her website, “Many people fear sharks and have unfortunately only seen them portrayed on TV and in films as mindless man-eating machines. In truth, sharks are intelligent, calculated, and generally very cautious about approaching humans. More importantly, sharks play a vital role in maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem and are being over-fished to the point of extinction.”
6. Tagging For Science
Ever reeled in a 2,000 pound fish? That’s exactly what these scientists at OCEARCH do to gather valuable data on great whites.
The organization states on their website that they are “a recognized world leader in generating critical scientific data related to tracking (telemetry) and biological studies of keystone marine species such as great white and tiger sharks.”
5. Divers Free Four Whale Sharks Trapped In Fishing Net
Divers in Indonesia’s Cendrawasih Bay noticed a group of four whale sharks trapped in a fishing net and decided to intervene. Apparently, sharks will sometimes attempt to eat the small baitfish that the fishermen target and become trapped within the nets.
Fishermen are considering modifications to their nets to prevent this from happening in the future.
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