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Today is #WorldOceanDay - for us to protect our planet it is vital that we protect our seas. This year the theme is 'The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods'. highlighting why it essential that we practice sustainable methods.

If you want to find out more, then check out some of our previous 'ocean-themed' interviews:

Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, Tadzio Bervotes: https://fb.watch/5-dt_6T2I-/

Shark Behaviorist @cristinazenato : https://fb.watch/5-dp8KegP3/

Margoux Dodds, Marine Connection: https://fb.watch/5-dxsnwImn/

Jessica Berkel, STENAPA: https://fb.watch/5-dz4KOJJI/
#saveourseas #ocean #wdtgsmedia
@stenapastatia @peopleofthewater DCNA @marineconnection_org

Tune in Friday, June 11th at 1 pm for a conversati

Tune in Friday, June 11th at 1 pm for a conversation with @cristinazenato and this amazing panel of shark experts on World Oceans Week 2021 by the Explorers Club. Followed by Q&A with the audience.
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• Austin Gallagher (Moderator) - CEO, Beneath the Waves
• Cristina Zenato - Founder, People of the Water
• Aviad Scheinin - Chairman at IMMRAC, Marine Ecologist
• Ellen Cuylaerts - Underwater & Wildlife Photographer
• Chris Coco - Sr. Director, Zoological Operations, Georgia Aquarium
#exploration #education #conservation

Understanding where these rooms are and where all

Understanding where these rooms are and where all the tunnels go is of vital importance to protect them and the land above them. This is the work of #exploration conducted by our team

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Floating in the immensity of a giant hollow room is like floating in space. When I post images of cave diving, I receive a lot of messages and comments about cave diving being claustrophobic; caves might have some small passageways, but many present vast chambers the size of ballrooms or even bigger.

Image: @cristinazenato

@kissrebreathers @fourthelementdive @waterproofinternational @diveshearwater @lightmonkeyofficial @diverite84

Our team uses personal time to constantly promote

Our team uses personal time to constantly promote awareness about the environment; #conservation is a lifestyle that require small changes and not big efforts. We just need to set our minds to it and manage into our lives. @cristinazenato and @kewinlorenzen picked up dozens of balloons while enjoying a beach walk #exploration #education

Contact us if you wish for our founder Cristina Ze

Contact us if you wish for our founder Cristina Zenato to speak with your classroom or your group.
Educational and personalized presentations from children to adults.
#exploration #educaction #conservation
Cristina wearing the Thrive the Five necklace form @delanecooper and the CZ @neptunic_com shirt; a portion of the sale from these items helps us continue our online educational programs.

This morning, as many other times, I will be talking to a classroom; besides the details about my work with sharks, I am looking forward to this encounter as we will also be discussing career choices, opportunities and ways to follow one's passion. These are the times when I can share not only my journey but the motivations behind my decisions, as well as the mindset that has pushed me through the years. With a background in languages and more art/history education it is very interesting that I ended up in a very technical and scientific world, one that I was told it was not apt for women and one that I thought I didn't have the brain for. The fact is, once we find something we love so passionately, it does not matter if we are not a "math or science brain", our desire to learn will push us to pursue the knowledge and understanding no matter what. It might take a few additional late nights and a few more repetitions than others, but if we keep at it, we can only do one thing, improve.

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Had an amazing shark dive and shared special moments with both Stumpy and Grandma. Sitting on the ocean floor and interacting with them is always the highlight of our encounters. Even better when I share these special moments with divers and show them a different side of sharks. Every time I surface from these dives I receive comments on how they didn't think that sharks could behave that way and how different the reality of diving with them is, compared to what they have seen on TV or have been told.

Video: @cristinazenato with @isotta_underwater_housings

@neptunic_com @fourthelementdive

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Episode 70 is out!

It was great to catch up with Kewin and Cristina and how they have progressed through 2020 into 2021.
@kewinlorenzen @cristinazenato
#exploration #education #conservation #transform

Sharks have seven senses and one of the most amazi

Sharks have seven senses and one of the most amazing is provided by the Ampullae of Lorenzini. These jelly-filled pores are electroreceptors distributed on the nose and sides of the shark, and are directly connected to the brain through a nerve ending. Partially connected to the lateral line they help sharks detect the electrical fields generated by activities of the prey. They take their name from Stefano Lorenzini, whom in 1678, observed long, tubular structures in the torpedo ray.
Image of the Ampullae on a Lemon Shark, by @cristinazenato
#exploration #education #conservation @shelbyreef

Swimming in the ocean with sharks is a wonderful t

Swimming in the ocean with sharks is a wonderful tool to introduce people to the true nature of sharks and for them to understand that there are many different species as well as they are not swimming jaws without a brain. Shark tourism is one of the method used in The Bahamas to promote healthy relationship with sharks and to allow locals to benefit from keeping sharks alive rather than fish them. It is important to pick a local operator who is using people living in the Country and providing economical value within rather than outside.
#exploration #education #conservation
Image @cristinazenato

Happy Earth Day. Be the change you want to see in

Happy Earth Day. Be the change you want to see in the world.
@cristinazenato and @kewinlorenzen always clean up the stretch of beach they walk with their pups. If each one of us did a small action it would become a big action. Never believe that it won't make a difference.
#exploration #education #conservation
Wearing @shelbyreef shirts. Shelby Reef is a charitable clothing company that donates to our organization to support our work in shark conservation.

Some species of sharks have eyelids. The nictitat

Some species of sharks have eyelids.
The nictitating membrane is a thin, tough membrane or inner eyelid in the eye. Sharks don't need to blink like us humans as the surrounding water cleans their eyes; however, this membrane covers the eye to protect it from damage, especially just prior to a feeding event where the prey may inflict damage while trying to protect itself.
In this image a Tiger shark instinctively closes her eyelid as she swims close to our team member @kewinlorenzen camera
#exploration #education #conservation @shelbyreef

Proceeds from the sale of Thrive the Five go towar

Proceeds from the sale of Thrive the Five go towards our scholarship program.

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When I think of someone who lives an effervescent life with so much conviction and love for oceans, love for sharks & land sharks (aka her dogs), love for scuba diving, love for languages (she speaks 6 including shark), love for the environment, love for exploring, love for education and love for health, @cristinazenato is that person. She is a wayfinder amongst us and leads by example - being in love with the world, sharks and caves.
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Yoga is part of her daily practice and Cristina wears a pendant I designed called Thrive the Five. She wears this everyday. The pendant was inspired by her work - diving. Five different dive bubbles clustered together is a visualization of someone living her life’s purpose...with love.
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If you know someone who is living their life’s purpose or know someone who is on the journey, then consider Thrive the Five as a gift for it embodies Freedom, Curiosity, Intelligence, Adventure and Experience.
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Swipe to see the pendant up close. Made of solid sterling silver on a sterling silver wheat chain.
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Proceeds from each sale goes towards a scholarship for a young Bahamian girl to further her studies in the area of STEM. To learn more or purchase, click on link on my bio.
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#delane #delanejewellery #thrivethefive #effervescence #effervescent #scubadiving #sharkdiver #caveexploring #explorer #stem #wayfinding #tracker #curiosity #scubadivinglife #sharklover #sharkeducation

Our goal is to connect and share the knowledge we

Our goal is to connect and share the knowledge we have accumulated through the years #Repost @cristinazenato with @make_repost
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Knowledge has no value unless you use it and share it.
My mission is to create ambassadors, whom through direct experience can acquire my knowledge and share my message wherever they go. Conservation starts with every little action we complete in our lives.
#exploration #education #conservation
Image by @kewinlorenzen with
@isotta_underwater_housings during my shark handling course. (Information about the course can be found in my link in bio. @neptunic_com @waterproofinternational @diveshearwater

The sale of the @neptunic_com CZ shirt supports ou

The sale of the @neptunic_com CZ shirt supports our #education programs for shark #conservation

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Named by our founder @cristinazenato the Caribbean

Named by our founder @cristinazenato the Caribbean Reef shark, this clip is 100% sustainable, hand made, wood and metal, limited edition. It has strong teeth to keep hair in place and it’s dedicated to our work in shark conservation. We are so thankful @zerocareaustralia for their support; for each sale $1 will be donated to our #conservation projects. #exploration #education

When working with sharks we address them as "she"

When working with sharks we address them as "she" or "he"; how to recognize the difference between a male and a female? Opposite of most marine life, where it's hard if not impossible to recognize the sex of a creature as they swim by, sharks present two easy features. When we look at their pelvic fins, the two fins following the pectoral fins, if they present a flat surface with just a cloacal slit, we are looking at a female, if they present two extensions sausage looking like called claspers, we are looking at a male.
#exploration #education #conservation
Images by @cristinazenato with @isotta_underwater_housings

Ocean blue holes, inland caves are vitally connect

Ocean blue holes, inland caves are vitally connected to mangrove areas. and bays. These are nursery grounds to a huge variety of species, from corals to sharks, ultimately these are the preparation grounds for these animals to move as adults into the ocean. They are a key in the survival of our reefs. Protecting these areas as well as the grounds over the caves protects several eco-systems all at once.
Our founder @cristinazenato checks a local blue hole on Grand Bahama Island, surrounded by mangroves and directly connected with ocean through a creek.
#exploration #education #conservation @shelbyreef

Stopping finning is not the final answer, but it's

Stopping finning is not the final answer, but it's the beginning of the battle towards shark conservation. If we can at least stop the wasteful and cruel practice of finning, we can then extend to shark conservation on a wider scale.
If you are an European citizen, you can sign this petition with link in bio and share it with others. @stopfinningeu
#exploration #education #conservation

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I love to explore the silence while descending into this magical world. Dripstone sips through the layers of rocks as I leave the first giant room to enter the complex passageways of Mermaid's Lair; a phenomenon suggesting that water found its way through the rocks to spring out in small drops like a waterfall frozen in time.

Image: @cristinazenato with @isotta_underwater_housings

#cavediving #sidemount #rebreather #nature #adventure #blueholes #bahamas #exploration #caveexploration #conservation #caveconservation @kissrebreathers @fourthelementdive @waterproofinternational @diverite84 @diveshearwater @lightmonkeyofficial

Tune in to listen to our founder @cristinazenato s

Tune in to listen to our founder @cristinazenato speaking at TEDx Kiit University on April 4th 2021.
Sign up through this link https://lnkd.in/ed8UudX; it's at 4 pm India Standard Time, 5:30 am Eastern Standard Time. #exploration #education #conservation

We love this bronze fin created by artist Belinda

We love this bronze fin created by artist Belinda Bussotti @belindabussottibeli to raise awareness of shark finning practices. Sharks are beautiful alive is the message inside the lid of the little box the fin comes in.
We are working on cooperation with Belinda to support our organization and the work we conduct in #education and #conservation of sharks and the health of our oceans. @belindabussottibeli

What a busy first part of the year. These are a fe

What a busy first part of the year. These are a few of the presentations our founder @cristinazenato has participated in with Universities, Academies, Schools and so much more. Your donations help us continue our outreach programs through all media.
#exploration #education #conservation
Link in bio to our donation page

How do you save the world? One action at the time.

How do you save the world? One action at the time.
Our day-to-day lives are the way we can all change how we are affecting our planet. One of the actions that our team @cristinazenato and @kewinlorenzen love to complete is to always clean up a little corner of the beach they visit. Shelby Reef follows the same philosophy, helping the sharks one shirt at a time. Through the purchase of Shelby Reef apparel, you can help us continue our mission in #exploration, #education and #conservation and assist other nonprofits who receive the support of Shelby Reef. #nobluenogreen

The "explorer" shirt is one of our favorite as the

The "explorer" shirt is one of our favorite as the stalactites and stalagmites are created from real images of the decorations our explorers, @kewinlorenzen and @cristinazenato photograph during their work. The arrow is a small but important piece of any cave diver gear as it's placed on the line to indicate the origin of travel and/or the closest way out depending on the cave.
When you purchase one of these shirts, you allow us to continue our work in the mapping for the #conservation of the Bahamas caves. As a small nonprofit please understand we do not keep a stock, so shirts are created on order and a minimum of three weeks' time is necessary for the order to arrive. During Covid, we experienced further delays we hope are now resolved, but please be patient with us, and if you plan for a present or a surprise keep in mind the time. Thank you for your support. #education #conservation. Link in bio to our shop.

@shelbyreef is a charitable clothing company with

@shelbyreef is a charitable clothing company with the mission to help eliminate the slaughter of sharks and restore balance to our oceans for generations to come! We are so honored by their support. Check out this wonderful giveaway in connection with Skin Buzz.
#exploration #education #conservation Link in bio

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