Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – It is tough to make people feel for an animal that has been so vilified and maligned through incorrect language use, myths, and hyped information, but in the end, removing hooks from sharks is an act of kindness I can complete thanks to my presence and the tools I have at my disposal like the chainsuit, so why not taking care of a small shiver of sharks I come in contact with daily? Isn’t kindness better than ignoring? What’s the difference between rescuing a dog on the side of the road and rescuing a shark in the ocean when I come in contact with both of them and have the power and means to help both?
Our actions, no matter how small we feel they are, have consequences. At first, the hook removals were locals; they helped the sharks I came in contact with, but the message that sharks are vulnerable by our presence, our actions even when we do not see the consequences, goes beyond this shiver, and it has spread everywhere.
We do not all need to remove hooks from sharks to help the ocean, sharks, and nature in general. There are so many different ways to do so from where we are, from donating to a nonprofit involved in shark conservation to changing the way we consume food, to reducing and reusing everything from clothes to plastics and other products, to voting to change legislation in our area that may help with shark and ocean conservation.
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Videos by @kewinlorenzen with @isotta_underwater_housings
First shark is Crook, second shark is Floppy.
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@diveshearwater | Posted on 05/Mar/2025 21:44:01