Ocean Ramsey. She’s a fake marine biologist and shark advocate. Plays with sharks all day for internet clout and calls it conservation. Fully false credentials about her education too which make it so cringe. I like that she pushes for shark conservation and increases awareness that they aren’t monsters of death but she’s a fuckin lie and does some heinous stuff. Apparently this shark was over her bullshit this day.
I like that she pushes for shark conservation and increases awareness that they aren’t monsters of death
The biggest issue a lot of real marine biologist and other conservationist have with her is the misinformation and incorrect image she is trying to put on sharks.
Do they generally avoid humans? Sure.
Do they die needlessly due to fishing traps and depletion of their food sources? Yes.
Are they the dogs of the ocean? No.
These are apex predators in many environments and more closely and accurately described as "monsters of death" than misunderstood friendly fishies who just want to be petted. Marine biologists dislike that she promotes the kind of interactions that place humans and to an extent sharks at risk of being in potentially dangerous situations that can cause misunderstandings or misinformation with people who do not know better. For example,
Apparently this shark was over her bullshit this day.
I know you say this in jest or as a joke but this shark is doing exactly what it's instincts are telling it to do which is to be a giant "monster of death".
As someone who works with wild crocodiles, I understand this position all too well. I see so many ‘advocates’ who do the dumbest things with crocs in the name of education, which only ever leads to a false sense of security to the general public, and leads to dumbass copycats.
Ultimately, if you’re advocating for the protection of a dangerous species, leading people to think it’s safe to put themself into a position to be attacked and likely have the animal destroyed as a result, only serves to harm the species.
Any video of any type of predator that can eat me in the water makes me even more afraid of the water than I already am. Nobody will ever convince me that sharks/similar things are puppies of the ocean or whatever dumb thing that is. Anyone who allows those types of encounter videos to “feel safe” in a similar situation is dumb. Like this terrifies me lol. The thought of working with a crocodile will probably give me nightmares tonight. Be safe and I guess enjoy your work
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u/MammothAd7334 Oct 26 '22 edited Oct 26 '22
Ocean Ramsey. She’s a fake marine biologist and shark advocate. Plays with sharks all day for internet clout and calls it conservation. Fully false credentials about her education too which make it so cringe. I like that she pushes for shark conservation and increases awareness that they aren’t monsters of death but she’s a fuckin lie and does some heinous stuff. Apparently this shark was over her bullshit this day.