Riley Elliott Instagram – Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!! @discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist. This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.