Ocean Ramsey
Ocean Ramsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 Oahu, Hawaii |
| Occupation(s) | Dive Tourism operator and Model |
| Website | Ocean Ramsey.com |
Ocean Ramsey is an environmentalist.[1][2] She operates One Ocean Diving, LLC in Hawaii, a company which facilitates dives with marine life.[3] She gained international media attention for free diving with sharks, including great white sharks, to bring attention to shark conservation.[4][2][5][6] Ramsey is based in Hawaii, and has dived with 47 species of sharks around the world as of 2019.[1]
While studying tiger sharks in Oahu with a film crew, they encountered a 20 ft (6.1 m) long female great white shark, known as Deep Blue. The encounter was captured by Ramsey’s fiancé, Juan Oliphant, and the footage received worldwide media attention.[7]
While she has been praised for raising awareness of the species, she has been criticised for her actions in the footage. Marine biologist Michael Domeier, founding director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Science Institute, criticised Ramsey for appearing in the viral shark interaction video." David Shiffman, a marine conservation biologist who studies sharks, told The Washington Post: "I can't believe that 'please don't grab the 18-foot long wild predator' is something that needs to be explicitly said out loud, but here we are."[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Model Ocean Ramsey dives with great white shark to dispel Jaws myths | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ a b "Diver Ocean Ramsey Swims With Sharks - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "State of Hawaii Business Registrations". hbe.ehawaii.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ Roberts, Christine (2013-02-18). "SEE IT: Woman swims unprotected with great white sharks". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Ocean Ramsey, Shark Diver, Swims With Great White Shark (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "MSN.com - Hotmail, Outlook, Skype, Bing, Latest News, Photos & Videos". Now.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-14. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Ocean Ramsey on 60 Minutes Australia
- ^ https://www.ecowatch.com/ocean-ramsey-shark-video-2626382493.html
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/18/womans-extremely-close-visit-with-giant-great-white-shark-went-viral-marine-biologists-say-dont-copy-her/
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