Ocean Ramsey

Ocean Ramsey
Ramsey in trailer for She is the Ocean, 2018 film
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)Conservationist and Model
Websitehttps://oceanramsey.org

Ocean Ramsey is an American shark conservationist and model.[1][2][3][4] She operates One Ocean Diving, LLC, a company based in Hawaii that facilitates dives with marine life.[5] She gained international media attention for free diving with sharks, including great white sharks, to raise awareness about shark conservation and promote her business.[6][2][7][8] Ramsey is based in Hawaii and has dived with 47 species of sharks around the world as of 2019.[1]

Free dive with great white shark

While filming tiger sharks in Oahu, Ramsey and a film crew encountered a 20 ft (6.1 m) long female great white shark, later identified as Deep Blue,[9] or Haole Girl.[10] The encounter was captured by Ramsey’s then-fiancé, Juan Oliphant, and the footage received worldwide media attention.[11] 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."[12][13].

Ramsey is the subject of a 2025 Netflix documentary, the Shark Whisperer which covers both her conservation work and the controversy surrounding her approach.[14]

Legislative efforts

After several years of failed votes, a law she championed banning the killing of sharks was passed as Hawaii House Bill 553 in 2021.Despite common belief, she did not draft the bill, Native Hawaiians created and rallied support for the bill as part of the decades long disputes between local wildlife advocates and local fisherman.


References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Diver Ocean Ramsey Swims With Sharks - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ "Books by Ocean Ramsey". Goodreads. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Saving Jaws". IMDB. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ^ "State of Hawaii Business Registrations". hbe.ehawaii.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ^ Roberts, Christine (2013-02-18). "SEE IT: Woman swims unprotected with great white sharks". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ^ "Ocean Ramsey, Shark Diver, Swims With Great White Shark (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "World's largest great white shark 'Deep Blue' gives diver a close-up: 'Thought my heart was going to explode'". 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ "A Huge Great White Shark Controversy". February 2019.
  11. ^ Ocean Ramsey on 60 Minutes Australia
  12. ^ "Marine Biologists Raise Flags About Viral Great White Shark Encounter". 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Shark Whisperer
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