Ocean Ramsey
Ocean Ramsey | |
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 Ramsey in trailer for She is the Ocean, 2018 film | |
| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) Oahu, Hawaii |
| Occupation(s) | Conservationist and Model |
| Website | Ocean Ramsey.com |
Ocean Ramsey is a freediver and model who has a master of science in ethology.[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 sharks and her business.[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 filming 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] **This was false information, the REAL name of this female Great White Shark is actually Haole Girl.
While she has been praised for raising awareness of the species, she has been criticized for her actions in the footage. Marine biologist Michael Domeier, founding director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Science Institute, criticized 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. 16 February 2013. 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
- ^ "Marine Biologists Raise Flags About Viral Great White Shark Encounter". 18 January 2019.
- ^ Allyson Chiu (2019-01-19) [2019-01-18]. "A diver's extremely close visit with a giant great white shark went viral. Marine biologists say don't copy her". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]
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