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Juan Oliphant #JuanSharks

Juan Oliphant #JuanSharks

@juansharks

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#SharkSpecialist & CEO @oneoceandiving 🦈 🎥 Pro #underwatervideographer 🎥 RED Raptor #underwatercinematographer & UW pro #photographer #savesharks #🦈

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This is shark ID Nikki going into a TONIC IMMOBILITY as I deter her away from the ladder and the engine. This is NOT aggressive behavior, Nikki’s jaw opens similar to like how a human yawns before they go to sleep or in her case tonic immobility, which is a sleep like state that sharks go into when they roll onto there back. Video by @oceanramsey @oneoceandiving #ApexPredatorNotMonster
#helpsavesharks
#coexist #tigershark #Niuhi #Manō
#SeasonIsNow

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Grateful for another year with these beautiful sharks I grew up with and so grateful for more wonderful people supporting the protection of sharks and wildlife worldwide.
Wishing you and yours and all the sharks all the best and I hope you get to enjoy your birthday with your loved ones too ❤️🦈🩵🦈💙🦈💙🦈🩵🦈❤️
Thank you for your kindness and support for @JuanSharks and for the kindness you share with others of all species 🦈🐱🐶

Special thank you so much to @JuanSharks for always making my birthday extra special ❤️❤️❤️🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼and the JAWSOME team @OneOceanDiving for educating the wonderful people who join us #OneOceanSharkDiving and helping the sharks and people to better coexist everyday❤️🫶🏼🦈 What a fun morning for peak Tiger season 😍🦈🦈😍

Special mahalo nui loa to #SharkIDNIkki and all the other beautiful amazing sharks who swam by today @OneOceanDiving for my birthday party with the sharks. Love you forever! I wish I could give you all a birthday cake too, but this one is definitely too much hooman food and sugar is bad…but tastes so good, lol.

#Birthdayparty #SharkParty #PartyWithSharks #oneoceandiving #OneOceanSharks #OceanBirthday #OceanRamsey #JuanSharks #TigerSharkNikki #Birthday #BirthdayIdeas #SharkBirthdayDive #SharkIDNIkki #SharkCake #SharkBirthday #BirthdaypartyIdeas #BirthdayGiftIdeas #Oahu #Hawaii #northshoreoahu

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Wanted to do a nice post for @oceanramsey for her birthday to remind her why she is JAWSOME and remind her to chillax as she has accomplished quite a few things for sharks and does a lot and it’s ok to take time off. So I’m taking the time in this video to list my favorite top 10 reasons why Ocean is good for sharks. The full video is on my YouTube channel at Juan Sharks. This is a short list that I could squeeze into the 90-second Instagram limit.

1) Removing fishing line and marine debris from sharks
2) Helping to get laws passed for more protection for sharks
3) Developing educational and conservation-based ecotourism around sharks
4) Educational Outreach in local schools and internationally
5) Her social media is all about shark conservation when it could be all about her modeling and how beautiful she is
6) Hosting reef and beach clean-ups monthly
7) She has written multiple educational books about sharks and gives away free shark safety and educational videos on her website
8) Working internationally with people to help them set up shark safety and educational programs to help the people and the environment
9) Noninvasive shark research
10) Creating jobs for women and minorities in STEM

Thank you so much to anyone who has spoked nicely about Ocean, commented, or supported her in her work and life in anyway. She works hard and has significantly helped sharks by raising awareness, facilitating educational and immersive programs, influencing policies, and changing public perceptions and knowledge base, and more. Her efforts have inspired many other to join in and contribute to a broader conservation movement aimed at protecting these vital apex predators, which are crucial for maintaining the health and balance of marine ecosystems.

#sharkeducation #rewild #sharkDiving #ApexPredatorNotMonster #coexist #sharkconservation #helpsavesharks #mytop10 #sharks #ladyShark #amazing

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Please share ❤️🦈🦈🦈 3 reasons why sharks are important and why we need to protect them:
1. For the health of fish stocks to keep diseases from spreading.
Sharks have specialized sensory systems like the ampullae of Lorenzini and lateral line which allow they to hone in on one slightly weaker or sick individual in a school of fish. They help keep fish stocks healthier by eliminating diseases so they don’t spread and cause collapse. This also means more resources are available for the stronger and healthier individual, which can help improve their reproductive success. Their predatory presence helps to move nutrients and spurs fitness.
2. They help keep coral reefs healthier.
As sharks patrol coral reefs they encourage mesopredators to continually move so that they don’t over predate on the smaller herbivorous fish which keep the corals healthy by picking of excess algae growth that would otherwise suffocate the corals. They also help to move nutrients between deep and shallow reef systems. Warming water temperatures may affect their movements and each species has its own temperature preference and tolerance which is also why it is important to protect all species of shark as each has its own ecological niche.
Stronger corals are also important for protecting man-made infrastructure 🏡 and biodiversity.
3. They help with the productivity of the C02 cycle, climate change, and life as we know it.
The presence and movement of sharks around seagrass beds and other C02 cycling marine flora habitats is crucial to keep mesopredators and grazers from over-grazing. They encourage growth by limiting foraging time and spreading nutrients.
They are larger bodied animals and so, like whales, they are able to sequester (store) a large amount of carbon in their bodies.
They also bioaccumulate toxins, so given that they are high up on the food chain it’s important not to consume them.
They are naturally slow to reproduce unlike many boney fish species they cannot withstand fishing pressure.
For all these reasons and many more we should actively work to protect sharks from the wasteful unsustainable killing that is currently taking place. 📸 by @juansharks ❤️🦈

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Is it instinct, or something deeper? Roxy “Nani” defies expectations—shifting between gentle curiosity, bold assertiveness, and even what feels like poignant vulnerability. Science may debate ‘shark personalities,’ but her behavior undeniably challenges how we perceive these animals. Their survival isn’t just about keeping the ocean’s ecosystem intact—it’s about recognizing the profound complexity of keystone species like sharks, and why protecting them today ensures a thriving ocean for generations to come. Idea by my beautiful wifey @oceanramsey @gopro @aquatech_imagingsolutions #apexpredatornotmonster #Roxy #sharkIDRoxy #tigershark #niuhi #coexist #manō

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Roxy is Wild and we love her this way. @oceanramsey adapting to whatever kind of greeting Roxy’s gives her. We need to keep the ocean wild, and that means keeping sharks alive. We should not sanitize the ocean of its so-called monsters—sharks are the heroes. Adapting to their wild environment means showing respect. To do this, keep full awareness when a shark approaches you: turn and face the shark, maintain eye contact, stay vertical in the water column, hold your ground, and be ready to redirect. This is a predator-to-predator greeting—as Ocean likes to say it’s how you say Aloha to a shark. #respectfully #nuihi #manō #haleiwa #oahu @oneoceandiving #rewild

#SharkConservation #WildOcean #NoMonstersJustBalance #RespectTheSharks

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#RoxyWeek We’re not the only ones who love Roxy!These two remora fish are adorable as they compete for their favorite spot on her. @oneoceandiving

Remoras have a fascinating symbiotic relationship with sharks—both benefit and thrive in harmony. This mirrors the way many Indigenous Polynesian cultures once lived alongside sharks. Fishermen would clean their catch and return the scraps to the ocean, where sharks recycled the waste, spreading nutrients and maintaining balanced, healthy fish populations.

But today, many modern fishermen see sharks as competitio, that they think they getting rid of the monsters. It’s crucial that we reconnect with nature, as Indigenous cultures did just a few generations ago, and restore that balance. We must learn to love and respect the creatures that keep our blue planet alive.

How to safely (and respectfully) keep sharks at a distance—even if you adore them.
Sharks experience the world differently than we do. Sometimes, they use their mouths to explore objects—and unlike them, we don’t have thick, armored skin. Ocean’s techniques on redirecting have proven effective and have given people tools to be able to share the ocean with sharks. Learn more about her techniques with @oneoceandiving or check out her website oceanramsey.com
#apexpredatornotmonster #oceanramsey #coexist #tigershark #sharks #sharkeducation #weneedsharks #niuhi #shark #oneocean

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THANK YOU!!! 非常感谢 OMG!!! ❤️🦈❤️🥳
I had heard about it being in the top 10 in many countries, but this is such a significant location for the shark fin trade!!!
When @JuanSharks and I went to Hong Kong, it was heartbreaking to see the fins — and the fins of SO MANY great white sharks, harmless whale sharks, and countless others — so many more than I could’ve imagined.
It put the 100,000,000 sharks into a deep, physical hard-hitting visual for me 💔
This film being watched there has given me so much hope, so THANK YOU — thank you everyone helping to spread awareness about the reality of sharks:
🦈 They are not monsters
🦈 They are important for the health of fish stocks, coral reefs, and the C02 cycle
🦈 They are being killed for unnecessary reasons and in cruel ways — and that should be stopped
So THANK YOU 非常感谢 💙
And HAPPY NEWS — this Shark Awareness Day, more people are becoming aware of the reality and plight of sharks around the world — thanks to you and this community effort.
Thank you for your support, and if you want to help spread awareness and find more ways to help save sharks today, share this list:
🦈 1) Learn about and share information about the importance and plight of sharks
🦈 2) Avoid using or buying shark products (like fins, jaws, and cosmetics containing squalene)
🦈 3) Reduce or stop seafood consumption (industrial fishing kills so many sharks and other species as #bycatch — and shark meat is often mislabeled)
🦈 4) Reduce, reuse, and recycle to help protect shark habitats
🦈 5) Dive responsibly with sharks (accidents don’t help anyone)
🦈 6) Spread awareness on social media (it can be a great tool for good)
🦈 7) Talk to educators about sharks (volunteer to give presentations)
🦈 8) Speak up when you see a shark being harmed (gently educate fishermen who are disrespectful or ignorant)
🦈 9) Donate and volunteer with shark conservation organizations (the ones that don’t harm sharks or just mail out paper)
🦈 10) Write to politicians (ask them to introduce bills and laws to protect sharks)
THANK YOU Thank you! I can die happy 😁
❤️🦈❤️
#sharkwhisperer #SaveSharks #SharkConservation #OneOcean #OceanRamsey #setinmorion #mission#successful

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I’m going to dedicate a week
Just for Roxy! Let me know
In the comments if that’s something
You guys would want to see. WE HAVE A REEF AND BEACH CLEAN UP TOMORROW MORNING if your on Oahu please come help us remove discarded fishing line and trash out the ocean. 🙏💙🦈😉🤿💙 details in my story and @oneoceanconservation
#apexpredatornotmonster #niuhi #manō #roxy #sharkIDRoxy

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Our efforts—nearly two decades of removing entanglements from Roxy—have led to moments like this, where she peacefully seeks us out. Connection, bond, relationship… there is something there. We can’t know for sure what this animal is thinking, but based on decades of observing shark behavior in the ocean, her swim patterns and body language clearly show a level of comfort and trust with @OceanRamsey and our @OneOceanDiving team, built through years of careful interaction. I want people to see the connections we’ve formed with sharks—ones that have been respectfully earned through years of observation—so we can shift the narrative. Sharks shouldn’t be viewed as monsters, but as animals we can’t live without: ecosystem engineers, apex predators, and keystone species vital to our oceans. #coexist #apexpredatornotmonster #tigershark #sharks #Roxy #sharkeducation #niuhi

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I might not change the world by saving 1 animal, but to that animal, the quality of their life in the world is changed. I have seen it.
Please be kind to every kind.
Over the years, I’ve removed fishing gear from thousands of sharks. Some entanglements were potentially lethal, while others left visible signs of suffering—damaged jaws, injured gills, holes, and noticeable distress. These injuries can also affect how other sharks respond to them socially, and potential displaced aggitation with nearby divers. Without intervention, the risk of secondary entanglement increases, especially when heavy gear catches on reefs—often leading to slow starvation and, ultimately death.
Over 50% of marine debris comes from commercial industrial fishing, and is among the most harmful to marine life.
At @oneoceanresearch, we document human impacts and have seen a rise in entanglement incidents. Still, I remain hopeful. With growing awareness and support for conservation efforts—change is possible. There are solutions.
Removing fishing line from a shark may seem like a small act, but it can drastically improve that shark’s well-being—its ability to hunt, socialize, prevent further injury and infection, and feel less stressed. I love when a shark circles back after I remove some gear, almost as if they noticed the reduced drag or some relief—treating me like I’m a cleaner fish. Roxy did that a lot, and others have swum by in a direction as if to show me the gear, seemingly hoping for help.
If I hadn’t developed my technique to redirect sharks, and honed my ability to read and respond to behavior, and pushed my freediving skills, then I wouldn’t have been able to make this impact as effectively. Even if I had saved only one shark, to me my struggles have been worth it—but I’m grateful I’ve been able to help many more, and teach other the skills so that they too can help save them directly.
Support entanglement removal by joining us on a dive @OneOceanDiving or by volunteering at our monthly Reef and Beach Clean-Ups with @oneoceanconservation & @savetheseaturtlesinternational Next one 7-12 @ Mokuleia
🎥 @vincentpisan0 & @juansharks #sharkwhisperer #ocean #sharks #conservation

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99% of the time, sharks are going to swim past surfers, swimmers, and divers without ever taking interest. However, that 1% chance keeps people out of the water and embedded in a unpractical fear of sharks, thanks to traditional media depicting them as monsters of the ocean.

@oceanramsey first developed the redirection technique 20 years ago to equip people with a skill set that she learned from growing up with sharks to better coexist with them as equal predators. The skill set is about respectfully taking the time to understand the animals and knowing how to redirect attention from an inquisitive, approaching shark that could be starving or territorial.

This information gave my Braddah @keonishoots the knowledge of shark behavior to assist him in saving @captaincook_2 life from a shark attack that would otherwise have killed him. As a result, people might have killed sharks out of fear, like they did here when I was a kid.

Both Keoni and Collin are heroes for pushing through adversity and turning an unfortunate natural event into something that stands as a way to adapt existence with nature instead of going against it. Can’t thanks these guys enough #RealHeroes #coexist #tigershark #niuhi #sharkeducation #shark #sharkwhisperer @jpstilesjp @cuethebird @trumantalbot @peterhutchens @netflix

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