Cristina has been diving with sharks for the last twenty-five years. She ducks below the surface of the water where she's truly at peace despite being 1 by dozens of sharks.
As a diving professional in the Bahamas, she uses a variety of 2 in her daily dives. But the one that leaves people 3 is to remove hooks from sharks' mouths.
Sharks follow fishing boats and often 4 hooks caught in their mouths, which leads to discomfort, difficulty eating and infection. 5 the hooks can be a long and dangerous process.The benefits 6 the risks for her."I'm never scared,"Zenato says."I've built a 7 with them based on repetition and conditioning, and they know that I'm safe."
Hook removal is just one aspect of Zenato's shark conservation efforts. 8 her knowledge—with the public, several Bahamian organizations and others—is an ongoing task. She9 the Bahamas to make their waters a shark shelter and has helps promote shark tourism by training local divers."I hope that by 10 people to come close to sharks with a new understanding of them, they can share their 11 experiences with others,"Zenato says.
Cristina is a(n) 12 conservationist with a passion driven by her love of the sharks. The love leads her to great 13 in what other might consider dangerous marine environments."All species of sharks are part of a complex food chain, each part 14 another,"Zenato says,"we can overcome 15 to better connect to our oceans and our environment and strive to live in a(n)mutual benefit."
