"Words Of Wisdom" - 🔵@maestro320 Notes: There is so much controversy surrounding shark bites lately. The advice experts will give borders on the same principle of respecting another beings home. But most humans just dont seem to get it. Add #Arrogance with #IgnoranceByChoice, that brings you closer to disaster. With scars still visible from a near fatal shark bite, this humble avenger for sharks went ahead and spoke for their importance and conservation. This is an excerpt from an interview during #SharkWeek years ago featuring Veteran Shark Diver, Underwater Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker, Mark deGruy. @divingdeepthemovie - We are deep in the midst of Shark Week so we thought we’d share a clip of Mike deGruy dispensing some wisdom. Given that he survived a nearly fatal shark attack and continued to make films about sharks and speak out about shark conservation, we think he knew a thing or two. Mike deGruy (December 29, 1951 – February 4, 2012) was an American documentary filmmaker specialising in underwater cinematography. His credits include Life in the Freezer, Trials of Life, The Blue Planet and Pacific Abyss. He was also known for his storytelling, most notably, a passionate TED talk about his love of the ocean on the Mission Blue Voyage. His company, Film Crew Inc., specialized in underwater cinematography, filming for BBC, PBS, National Geographic, and The Discovery Channel. His notable accomplishments include diving beneath thermal vents in both the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. He was a member of many deep sea expeditions and was a part of the team that first filmed the Vampire Squid and the Nautilus. He was also part of the Deepsea Challenge, where James Cameron went to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. In 2016, production began on a feature-film documentary about his life and work titled Diving Deep. The documentary is planned for release soon. Additionally, Mike was also well known for being attacked on 2 April 1978 by a grey reef shark. He was severely bitten on his lower right forearm. (Continued in comments 👇👇👇) - #Conservation #Education #Research #OceanOptimism #OneOceanGlobal #WordsOfWisdom #SharkBites #Respect #TheTrueResidents https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn5hqvxBdX6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rwuv8vn00ww2