Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – Not one hook removal is like the other one; there are differences in where the hooks is lodged, how it pierce through the skin and which shark is carrying it.
When Peggy showed up with three hooks in one place I went to work to remove the most prominent one and also the trickiest that prevents access to the other two.
The hook had come through her cheek, showing both the point and the bard.
I decide the best way to remove it was to rotate it more forward and slide the eyelet through the open wound.
Being a new hook, the skin around the wound was still very tough and not infected, so after turning the hook, it took a couple of attempts to pull it out, but it finally gave in.
No matter how many times I witness this behavior, it is always so amazing that the shark keeps coming back allowing me to try over and over again; of course they can only stay for a few seconds, as nature tells them to run away from pain, but there is for sure a thought process of coming back to let me try numerous times.
Peggy is now completely hook free.
While working on her, a new one, we have not yet named, but seen before, showed up with a double hook and after a few dives and attempts she is also hook free, but that’s for another story.
Video and support by the amazing @kewinlorenzen with @isotta_underwater_housings @neptunic_com @waterproofinternational
@peopleofthewater | Posted on 05/Dec/2023 20:34:29