Ocean Ramsey

Ocean Ramsey is a 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]

Ocean Ramsey
Born1987
Oahu, Hawaii
OccupationAthlete, Dive Tourism operator and Model
WebsiteOcean Ramsey.com

Ramsey gained a degree in behavioural sciences from the University of Hawai‘i, and a masters studies in ethology from San Diego State University. While studying tiger sharks in Oahu with a film crew they encountered a 20 feet long white shark. The encounter was captured by Ramsey’s fiance, Juan Oliphant, and the footage received worldwide media attention. [7]

Controversy

Marine biologist Michael Domeier, founding director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Science Institute, criticised Ramsey for appearing in viral shark interaction videos, stating "The number 1 rule of legitimate shark diving operators is DON'T TOUCH THE SHARKS!" "This is not shark advocacy...it is selfish, self-promotion." 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
  1. "Model Ocean Ramsey dives with great white shark to dispel Jaws myths | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. "Diver Ocean Ramsey Swims With Sharks - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. "State of Hawaii Business Registrations". hbe.ehawaii.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. Roberts, Christine (2013-02-18). "SEE IT: Woman swims unprotected with great white sharks". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. "Ocean Ramsey, Shark Diver, Swims With Great White Shark (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  6. "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.
  7. Ocean Ramsey on 60 Minutes Australia
  8. https://www.ecowatch.com/ocean-ramsey-shark-video-2626382493.html
  9. 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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