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It\u2019s a typical Tuesday for Cristina Zenato. She ducks below the surface of the water, the Bahamian sun alighting on the slow stream of bubbles emerging as she exhales. She\u2019s grinning through her scuba mouthpiece, her eyes serene behind her mask. This is the place where she\u2019s truly at peace<\/a>\u2014despite being circled by dozens of sharks.<\/p>\n

Life has always been an adventure for Zenato. Growing up in the Congo cemented her love for animals<\/a> and the outdoors. But it was her dad\u2019s work as a military diver that ignited her passion for the ocean. Zenato fell in love with sharks at age eight and dreamed of becoming an underwater scuba ranger. \u201cI wanted the sharks to be my friends,\u201d she says. \u201cI never thought it could be a real job, but here I am!\u201d<\/p>\n

Zenato took a trip to the Bahamas to learn how to scuba dive. Right away she knew: This was where her dream could be fulfilled. She moved there, thinking it would just be for a year. Twenty-five years later, she\u2019s still working as a diving professional in the Bahamas. She uses a variety of skills in her daily dives. But the one that leaves people awestruck is her ability to remove hooks from sharks\u2019 mouths.<\/p>\n

Sharks follow fishing boats, trying to snag some of the catch. They often end up with hooks caught in their mouths, which leads to discomfort, difficulty eating and infection. Removing the hooks can be a long and dangerous process. The benefits outweigh the risks for Zenato, who believes she was meant to help these creatures. \u201cI love being with the sharks. I\u2019m never scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of that ease stems from what Zenato calls \u201cdive-site fidelity.\u201d She has worked with Caribbean reef sharks for years. \u201cI watch and adapt to them; I feel when they are having good days or bad days,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve built a connection<\/a> based on repetition and conditioning. The sharks know that I\u2019m safe and they can relax.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hook removal is just one facet of Zenato\u2019s shark conservation efforts. Sharing her knowledge\u2014with the public, several Bahamian organizations and others\u2014is an ongoing task. She was instrumental in convincing the Bahamas to make their waters a shark sanctuary in 2011 and has helped promote shark tourism by training local divers and leading her own dives and diving courses. \u201cI hope that by allowing people to come close to sharks and surface with a new understanding of them, they share their positive experience with others,\u201d Zenato says.<\/p>\n

She will continue to remove hooks one by one, because each shark she helps affects the future of our oceans<\/a>. All 500-plus species of sharks are part of a complex food chain, each part dependent on the others. \u201cThere are no shark-infested waters, just like there aren\u2019t bird-infested skies,\u201d Zenato says. \u201cSharks live and belong in our oceans, and shouldn\u2019t be viewed with myth and fear, but love and understanding<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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