Shark and marine conservationist, marine biologist specializing in shark ethology. World traveler, Freediver, Scuba Instr, Model, Biz owner.
#helpsavesharks
We are not greater than other animals but we should take the responsibility to look out for them. Show compassion, show a kind form of coexistence. Lend a hand to conservation efforts.
I waited quietly, patiently, observing as she swam up to the dead sperm whale carcass and then slowly to me passing close enough I gently put my hand out to maintain a small space so her…
#Jaws
was a fictitious film whose poster kind of looks like this, so this is my effort at an Anti-Jaws type media piece savingjawsmovie . I’ve been swimming with sharks my whole life and…
Still overjoyed at all the attention sharks are getting right now. I even love these funny people who want to criticize me for touching them, ha ha 😂, it actually makes me really happy…
Some people don’t focus on the bigger picture and message so I’ll address TOUCHING to deter a great white shark away from inexperienced people. I’ve received some criticism over touching…
As shark populations decline rapidly I wonder if traditional media outlets will begin to highlight the killing of sharks? This week if you watch shows about the rare shark attack, pay attention to overly dramatic…
The ocean is incredible, the marine creatures I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and the things I’ve seen never cease to amaze and astound me. While filming for a documentary we were…
I left the noise on so you can hear the curious buzzing from the dolphins💙. I’m still over joyed from the experience of time with this gorgeous “grandma” GREAT white shark and the dolphins…
We need more laws to protect marine life, too much wasteful killing goes on out of sight and so it’s out of mind for most people. There is currently two big efforts for Hawai’i marine…
Plastic Is The REAL killer! Thrilled to get some positive shark press out there and the opportunity to reach so many people around the world with a much needed message of conservation for sharks. There are...
Swimming with
#Ohana
#Family
Today was a WIN for SHARKS in HAWAII 😍🦈🎉🦈🎉🦈🎉🦈 The bill to ban the purposeful killing of sharks and rays in Hawaii “HB808” has passed its first hearing!!!…
How to deter a large shark if approached: 1. Look at it 2. Face it. 3 Glance around for other sharks as it approaches 4. Slowly back away and extend any object towards it (Fins are ideal, camera I love this axisgo…
MY HEART FEELS LIKE THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW! I’ve worked SO hard trying to help save sharks and MY HEART IS SKIPPING WITH JOY and excitement to finally announce that after over four years, MY FIRST BOOK of my book…
I just wanted to express my gratitude for all the positive comments, support, and excitement about my first book being released. I worked so hard on it and I am deeply and humbly grateful to hear it went to
#1
on…
HAPPY WORLD OCEAN DAY!!!!
The ocean, and especially sharks, have given me the best moments of my life, I am so grateful for the way I was raised and the experiences I am humbly honored to have had. Thank you to all…
Raised by sharks. They have taught me everything and they continue to teach me, not just how incredible their social structures and language is but also patience. To me sharks are the…
Plastic Is The REAL killer! Thrilled to get some positive shark press out there and the opportunity to reach so many people around the world with a much needed message of conservation for…
Roxy, one of my favorite tiger sharks in Hawaii I’ve been fortunate enough to grow up with. Over the years I’ve seen her swim back by with a broken jaw, fishing line, nets, rope and wire…
Please like and share this to raise awareness and compassion. I am so sorry my efforts couldn’t save you in time. I realize what is being lost. Everyday sharks like these are needlessly slaughtered in countries all…
Great White Shark swimming at Sunset in Hawaii. Photo by
@juansharks1
The Judiciary committee decides on the bill to ban the purposeful killing of sharks and rays Bill # HB808 today at…
Some people ask, do you ever think you’ll see her again? I reply, at the rate sharks are being killed (70,000,000-100,000,000 ever year) it’s unfortunately unlikely.
#helpsavesharks
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So much to be grateful for, an incredible year and an incredible lifetime of experiences that have led me to become a conservationist and voice for sharks. Like everyone I’ve been through muddy water’s and turbulent…
There is so much said in eye contact that there are no words for. One of my most favorite thing about sharks, conversations in eye contact, the awareness apex predators have for where I am…
Endless ocean. Wishing everyone health and happiness and brighter sky’s ahead. Stay positive! & wash your hands 💙 & get some fresh air if you can 😊 Did Covid19 come from wildlife markets? When I was filming…
Happy world reef day. Did you know that sharks help the health of the reef by their presence alone and also by moving nutrients from different depth profiles. With sharks patrolling a reef meso predators are limited…
Watch this! Please Share: This is the type of shark interaction I hope people will focus and speak up against. Clash the hashtags
#SharkFinning
and
#SharkFinSoup
and
#SharkFishing
and please leave those people...
Yay! Good news from Florida! 3 days after they had a great white shark interaction 💙🦈💙 Florida Fish Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation Commission passed several rules to restrict the use…
I’ll never forget this face or that ache in my soul as he looked up at me from his force miserable existence, unable to move for who knows how long but long enough his lower lip was damaged with sores. What a cruel…
Tag someone who you’d love to have coffee with while watching sharks 😍
And please don’t forget to sign the petitions for more protection for
#sharks
and rays in
#Hawaii
Link in bio…
savingjawsmovie is going to be free this week on
@tubitv
The wonderful team
@GravitasVOD
@juansharks1
keonishoots And I want to help get the reality of sharks out there because this week is usually so full of…
I think it’s so incredible how some of the same
#great
Whites sharks I’ve studied in Mexico for over a decade also swim all the way out to Hawaii 💙 Hope to see some of these beautiful ones this week in Mexico, on…
Have a good night 🌗🦈🐟🐟🐟🐠🐠🐠🐠🐡🐡🐡 Photo: swimming into a dense dark cloud of jacks in a marine protected area: the Galápagos Islands. This is what the ocean looks like when it’s protected,…
I hope she is still alive💙 I hope more people have the opportunity to experience incredible moments with sharks. To me, spending time with sharks is an honor and I am always grateful for my time with them. There is…
I left the noise on so you can hear the curious buzzing from the dolphins💙. I’m still over joyed from the experience of time with this gorgeous “grandma” GREAT white shark and the dolphins who, for whatever...
Tomorrow is world reef day and I’ve dedicated my life to marine conservation so I am going to focus on that and hope you will join me in helping to take care of the natural world that all life relies on. I’ll be…
Today is the 1st official WORLD REEF DAY 💙🌊💙 Celebrating the worlds reefs and trying to bring awareness to their importance and plight. Special thanks to those working in nature conservation and supporting in big and…
So Happy Roxy the Tiger is Alive!!! For those of you who haven’t followed me for long Roxy is an older Tiger shark I’ve posted about since before 2015 when her Jaw was broken from being caught on a line. Happy to…
South Africa’s shark population is collapsing at an alarming rate. Thousands of sharks, including iconic Hammerheads and my beloved Great Whites are disappearing. When I went to film apexsurvival we could hardly find…
**Volume UP** 🎼🐋💙😍 beautiful and haunting, this humpback whale sings below so loudly it vibrates my fins and eardrums and makes that feeling of infinity and freedom in the deep blue open ocean that much more…
Audio Voice Over. Been busy and then I took the day off for my B-Day yesterday 🦈🥳 and swam around all over the place & saw Roxy too 💙🦈🎂 This Photo Sequence by
@juansharks1
demonstrates a few things. In the sequence…
Swipe to see “Roxy” the tiger shark coming up and putting her nose in my hand 💙 I LOVE this tiger shark, have known her for years and am grateful to have been able to really get know her personality and see her…
Words can’t do them justice, but you can, be a voice for those without a voice, speak up and
#HelpSaveSharks
Help save these beautiful and important creatures from the unsustainable and cruel slaughter of over…
A welcomed approach by “Queen Tiger Shark Nikki” 💙 Photo by my 💙🦈
@juansharks1
As she slowly approached I extended my hand and locked my arm, careful to leverage off her snout if needed, to gently guide myself to…
Whale hello there 🐳🐋 Humpback whales coming up to say alooooha 💨
Photo from
@juansharks1
drone yesterday out with
@oneoceandiving
There are so many whales playing right now, I think love…
World Sea Turtle Day is Tuesday June 16th 💙🐢💙 This video from a savetheseaturtlesinternational ‘Sea Life Saving Swim’ is a safety advice for anyone wanting to help us rid the reef of fishing line and debris.
#besafe
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This summer dont bite into the fear the media sells. Movies like MEG and some of the shows on Shark Week just aim to capitalize off demonizing sharks and while they should just be…
Tomorrow: 9:30am at Hawaii State Capitol Rm:325 on Oahu come testify in person/Speak up for those without a voice and support the bill to ban the purposeful killing of sharks and rays in…
Every shark is as unique as you and I. Just as we all appear similar there are difference even between twins both physically and in disposition. It’s an honor to get to spend enough time getting to know sharks on an…
I will stand up for you.
Conversations in silence.
Change is coming.
Some humans perspective is that they are above other species of animals (my perspective: humans are just another species of animal) and so some…
My brother is a police officer and a really good honorable person with three sweet little daughters and one more on the way. The killings and violence towards officers and others in the riots that are breaking out…
Breathing moments twirling with this incredibly interactive baby whale 💙 Baby whales can be very curious and playful, it’s joyful to watch them and I am so grateful for this last week and especially these moments of…
Just another day in the ocean with these big, beautiful, giants who are now sadly endangered.
#whaleSharks
are filter feeders and plastic bags like this get consumed along with their natural prey, plankton. Don’t…
Don’t be afraid to walk away from something that doesn’t align with your values, trust me you will be happier to let it go and utilize your time for greater things ;)
Have you ever seen this when the sea and sky blend? I love those times where the sea and the sky blend.
Head down, focused on goals but trying not to take life too seriously cause you never know when you’re going…
Love this! Vid by
@whitesharkvideo
I wish more people would address the impacts of commercial fishing and the mislabeling or term use of locally caught and sustainable. This is part one of two. I appreciate the…
Like a good omen, I slipped into the deep open ocean at sunrise 🌅 with
@oneoceandiving
I glanced around and was greeted by thirty sandbars who after swimming by gracefully glided down deeper but one 🦈 stayed near the…
Heart bursting happiness!!!!😍😍😍 I could stay with them alllll day. Love them so much! Shark pups! Vid shot on iPhone by my now official
#Husband
😱🥰🥰🥰
@juansharks1
who would always rather…
Sometimes we can’t get all the fishing line off but every foot cut reduces the impact that much more. This shark passed several more times and I was able to get it close to the length of the tail, often it seems…
Tiger shark personalities 💕💞💕 I think my favorite thing about spending so much time studying sharks is getting to know individuals 🦈 We just had
#SharkIDGador
the tiger shark on our 7am dive
@oneoceandiving
Photos to…
Aloha 🦈🦈🦈 friends Saving Jaws will be screening at the Los Angeles Culver City Film Festival culvercityff Wednesday December 11th at noon at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center. Director keonishoots will see you…
Such a beautiful day out with
@oneoceandiving
🐬🦈, so lucky we live Hawaii, so grateful everyday but also so excited for next week to be in the presence of these beautiful whales 🥰💙 Grateful 💙🐋
#SaveTheOcean
#OneOcean
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Thank you to everyone who has bought my new book “What you should know about sharks” and THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH spreading the word. I’ve been so busy out on the water, in meetings, or gearing up for the upcoming…
If you’re going through a rough patch just remember “just keep swimming” there are many beautiful and incredible things ahead. Did you ever in your life worry about something? Did it work out? Sometimes maybe not in…
Life is more magical and beautiful than I could’ve even dreamed. Grateful for incredible creatures and breathtakingly beautiful moments that I feel so humbly grateful and fortunate to…
Shark body language, specific swim patterns and exaggerated movements that are utilized as threat displays or for establishing or maintaining a social hierarchy or dominance for any given territory or position of…
SB-27-17 Show your love for sharks, supports bills for laws to protect sharks, ban finning, ban the sale, trade, possession of shark fins, and support MPA’s (marine protected areas.) There are bills in Florida &…
When I think of these moments I am filled with gratitude and deep joy. I share these videos because I hope you will be inspired to
#HelpSaveSharks
and help
#SaveTheOcean
because it truly is a magical place and…
So sad to see Japans government going backwards on conservation agreements and targeting the most playful and interactive species of whale that Australia is working so hard to protect
#Repost
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Show your love for the ocean and help clean up debris everywhere you go💙 Today oneoceanconservation beach clean up is at Kahana Bay, East Oahu. The area is piled with tiny bits of plastics and Kahana bay is an ideal…
The reconnection to nature and care for the planet by more youth today is going to make a huge impact in the way the world is run. I am excited and grateful for the positive change the youth are bringing as more and…
Rough toothed dolphins are amazing, this encounter, watching them play, brush, mouth, and “dance” around the largest white shark I’ve knowingly swam with is still something that…
Happy international women’s day! Sending my lava & aloha to all the amazing strong women out there who bring each other up in a world where so many people judge without perspective. Stay wild, smart, sting, confident…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Wishing you and your ohana (family) all the best!
Highlights for me in 2018 are getting engaged to the lava of my life
@juansharks1
and all the incredible breath taking…
Just wanted to say THANK YOU! MAHALO! MAURURU for all the sweet congrats and loving comments on
@juansharks1
and my wedding 🦈🦈. Overwhelming amount of congratulations in comments and so…
One of my top pick all time favorite images from
@juansharks1
😍🐬🥰 Because having a dolphin stick it’s younger out at you because you dance funny underwater is pretty rare and hilarious…
Grateful to unplug for a couple days and enjoy my anniversary with my MR Shark
@juansharks1
❤️ We still haven’t had a chance to go through all the beautiful photos and videos from our wedding but we will someday & we…
Walk into the new year looking up and choosing to be optimistic and forever grateful, so much beauty and so many opportunities if you look around.
I’m excited for positive changes and even the hard work that comes…
The feeling of infinity and tranquility, 70ft underwater, over ripples of white sand, everything is a lot more quiet and yet I can still hear the whales singing 🐋 the little cracks from the fish on the nearby reef,…
Two quick shark stories that are lucky to have a happy ending: 1st: Meet Luca He was entangled in a rope, starving, and the barnacles growing on the rope were gouging his skin away with…
“Grandma great white” shark munching for days on a dead whale. This summer don’t bite into the fear the old style media sells, they sensationalize and often cut scenes together and have hosts saying dramatic things…
Smile 😁 Tag someone you want to send a smile to 😁💙🥞🦈💙 Such a fun way to start the day laughing being covered up in
#PancakeSharks
#stingrays
💙💙💙💙💙 Currently our with ❤️
@juansharks1
& pierrick_moana…