![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We went out at sunrise, and she stayed with us pretty much throughout the day,” Ramsey said. According to Ramsey, the shark could be pregnant because it was “shockingly wide.” “She was just this big, beautiful, gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post. Researchers believe the shark is the same great white researchers tagged 20 years ago and dubbed Deep Blue. Understandably, some people want to get into the water either out of fascination or to get photographs, but it is truly dangerous to be around this carcass with so much shark activity.” We don’t want anyone to get hurt if a shark swimming around the carcass mistakes them as food. it’s very special.Chief of Hawaii’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement Jason Redulla warned people in a news release to stay clear of the carcass: “We’re asking people to stay out of the water around this carcass. you know, gill nets and team nets and fishermen who might just kill her because they think that she is a monster. “But for her to survive through so many longline fisheries and. “I don’t know how old she is,” Ramsey said. Ramsey said it’s impressive that the great white has survived a “gauntlet of human death traps.” “Understandably, some people want to get into the water either out of fascination or to get photographs, but it is truly dangerous to be around this carcass with so much shark activity,” he said. The agency’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement Chief Jason Redull said people should stay out of the water around the dead whale. Officials say there have been reports that people are climbing onto the carcass to take its teeth as souvenirs, which may be a violation of state and federal laws. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said the decomposing whale carcass had drifted to about eight miles (13 kilometers) south of Pearl Harbor after being towed 15 miles (24 kilometers) offshore days earlier. The bill died in the House when it wasn’t heard by the House Judiciary Committee. State Senator Mike Gabbard sponsored the shark protection legislation last session and plans to reintroduce it this year. “The idea that they see people as a food source, that is rubbish and that needs to go away because really that’s ultimately leading to the demise of these animals,” Oliphant said. Ramsey and Oliphant want to make sure that people realize that shark bites are uncommon. ![]() We need them for healthy marine ecosystems.” “You can’t hate them for being predators. “There’s not a lot of sympathy for sharks because of the way they’re portrayed in media and they don’t have the cute cuddly appearance,” Ramsey said. Unlike many marine mammals, sharks are not a federally protected species, though there are laws against the sale of their fins. She also leads cage-free shark diving tours. She said she previously swam with the huge shark on research trips to Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Ramsey and her team observe behavior, identify and tag sharks and share that data with researchers as well as state and federal officials. She teaches people about how to act and, more importantly, not act when they encounter a shark in the water. Ramsey said extensive training and time spent studying shark behavior has kept her team and customers safe. Juan Oliphant, right, and Ocean Ramsey, co-founders of One Ocean Diving and Research, look at footage their encounter with a great white shark. Still, the veteran shark diver doesn’t think the general public should recklessly get into the water with the giants, especially around a food source like a rotting whale carcass. She said the images of her swimming next to a huge great white shark prove the predators should be protected, not feared. Ramsey, who operates Oahu-based One Ocean Diving and Research with Oliphant, said she has been pushing for several years for a bill that would ban the killing of sharks and rays in Hawaii, and hopes this year the measure will become law. Because their populations are so dwindling.” “Maybe even more exciting that there is another massive, you know, super-size great white shark out there. “She looks the part right now,” Oliphant said about the shark spotted on 15 January. Oliphant, who photographed the now-viral images, said it’s unclear if the shark is the famed Deep Blue, believed to be the largest great white ever recorded. The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said it was aware of photos of the great white and that tiger sharks also have been feeding on the whale. The event was documented and shared on social media by her fiancé and business partner Juan Oliphant. Ocean Ramsey, a shark researcher and advocate, swims with a large great white shark off the shore of Oahu. ![]()
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