Shark Encounter in 180: Worth More Alive | National Geographic

Come face to face with several species of sharks at Tiger Beach, while on expedition with conservationist Jim Abernethy. Shark diving generates millions of dollars every year in the Bahamas, where the apex predators are protected by the government and there is a $5,000 fine for shark fishing.
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[@NatGeo]

Sharks are a big contributor in maintaining the health and balance of our oceans. What are your thoughts on the attempts being made to protect these animals?

[@PaleBlueDot369]

Obviously it's great to see that attempts are being made to save them. People really require to have proper knowledge and understanding about the importance of these animals. How wonderful it would have been if everyone in the world would have got together to make the world better than what it is now.

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

SHARKS ARE A NECESSITY FOR A HEALTHY OCEAN THEY DO A LOT OF THE CLEANING UP. THEY ARE HUNTERS THAT WILL EAT ALMOST ANYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. WHEN I GOT MY CERTIFICATION FOR SCUBA DIVING MY INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME "REMEMBER THIS, WHEN YOU SLIP OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT, YOU BECOME PART OF THE FOOD CHAIN. THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WATER THAT WILL EAT YOU AND NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. " IT WAS A VERY SOBERING THOUGHT. I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO DIVE WITH SHARKS AND BELIEVE ME, IT WAS VERY SCARY. AT 72 YEARS OLD I DON'T DIVE ANYMORE BUT I DO SNORKEL AND ENJOY THAT. AS FAR AS PROTECTING THE SHARKS, I THINK WE DO NEED TO MAKE THAT EFFORT BUT NOT TO THE POINT OF LETTING THEM EAT EVERYTHING ELSE. THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN NATURE. IT'S JUST LIKE PROTECTING THE DEER IN THE WILD. IF YOU KILL OFF TOO MANY YOU UPSET THE BALANCE OF THE HERD. ALL THINGS IN MODERATION.

[@theadventuresofbrockinthai4325]

@SURREY CROSSING, YEARS AGO MOST COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD WOULD USE THE OCEANS AS A GARBAGE DUMP AND THERE ARE STILL A FEW THAT STILL DO THIS. MOST OF THEM ARE IN ASIA. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PLASTIC GETS IN THE OCEAN IS AS IT MOVES AROUND IT STARTS TO BREAK DOWN INTO SMALL FIBERS AND BASICALLY STAYS THAT WAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA OF THE BIG ISLANDS OF GARBAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN YOU CAN DIVE UNDERNEATH IT AND SEE WHAT LOOKS LIKE GLITTER IN THE WATER. WHEN THE SUNLIGHT HITS THESE SMALL FIBERS OF PLASTIC IT WILL REMIND YOU OF A SNOW GLOB. THE FISH WILL INGEST THESE FIBERS THINKING IT'S FOOD AND IT ENDS UP KILLING THEM. THEN THEIR BODIES ARE EATEN BY OTHER FISH AND ENDS UP KILLING THEM, AND ON AND ON. AS FAR AS DEER MEAT AND OTHER HUNTING PRACTICES, IT'S BASICALLY USED TODAY TO CONTROL THE POPULATION OF THE HERDS SO THEY DON'T END UP DYING OF HUNGER. IF YOU STOPPED HARVESTING DEER THERE WOULD BE SO MANY OF THEM THERE WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO EAT AND YOU WOULD HAVE DEAD DEER EVERYWHERE. SAME THING FOR THE FISH. THE PROBLEM WITH FISH RIGHT NOW IS, WE ARE OVER FISHING THE OCEANS. WHAT'S THE ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM? FISH FARMS. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THEM BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE PREFER NATURAL FISH THAT COME FROM THE OCEAN. I HAD A BROTHER IN LAW THAT WORKED ON A FISH FARM AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD PROCESS THE FISH, IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE INTERESTING. IT GIVES YOU A MUCH HEALTHIER FISH IN THE END. MOST IF NOT ALL COMMERCIAL OYSTERS ARE GROWN ON FARMS. I'VE BEEN TO A FEW OF THEM ON THE WEST COAST AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING HOW THAT'S DONE. IT'S ALSO VERY DELICIOUS. LOL

[@whatshouldido.3027]

Well.. first of all, getta do with those people who are constantly consuming shark's fin soup. That would be the priority.

[@seeuathebeach]

WHAT A PREFACE! So if sharks weren't big contributors then.. what?! 😑

[@faaaaah]

Worth More Alive. That's a clever way of marketing conservation efforts.

[@Yokoshima333]

Though I agree, in this case he compared the value of one dead shark to the value of literally every other living shark in the area combined/year. The scales are a bit skewed.

[@cajun-brat6768]

I don't think a lot of people really hate sharks. Like really hate them, hate them, I think it's more that people are scared of them. I like to watch sharks from very, very far away, because I fear what I don't understand, and I fear the fact that sharks are predators and there is always that slight risk of getting attacked. I think sharks are beautiful, I certainly don't hate them. And I love watching videos like this, so I can see them up close, and how magnificent they are. So thank you so much for the video.

[@elsainnamorato2231]

Nice video

[@elizabarry8633]

I agree with this video....we need to do more to save our ocean and all who live in it! 👏👌❤

[@NatGeo]

It's so important to save sharks as well as all of the other creatures living in the ocean!

[@ronnienagy1901]

@@NatGeo I Agree!

[@Yokoshima333]

If you really want to do more then focus on China and, if we are talking about the Ocean, India. Though sadly I've never heard of a realistic, humane, solution.

[@SlayerMasterKaty]

SAVE THE OCEAN AND THE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES THAT LIVE IN IT!

[@Lightningwolf0925]

KatyxNicole Ok tone it down there

[@ramonraizo9844]

@@Lightningwolf0925 lol forreal

[@SlayerMasterKaty]

@@Lightningwolf0925 ok :(

[@PaleBlueDot369]

Wow, Nat Geo team never fails to amaze me with so many wonderful videos. This is really a nice video. 😃

[@NatGeo]

We're glad you enjoy watching!

[@saeedzamanmuhammadsultan6810]

@@NatGeo pp

[@mesunekonyan]

The thumbnail confuses me

[@leannamarie1318]

Lmao same. I love Nat Geo but I was ready to see a cute weird shark😂

[@stellabar623]

Me too at first, but it is the eye of a hammerhead shark at a weird angle.

[@lead8610]

Ooooooooooh thanks I would never have gotten there!

[@tim0lmazan162]

Nice. If only this were 360° and not 180°....

[@williameriksson9344]

Tim0lmazan 1 ikr but 180°>normal

[@jewishgecko892]

So you can look the diver in the face?

[@MagicOfBarca]

180 is better..more res and looks better

[@alfredmwangi7617]

I think the other 180 is for the guards incase shark attacks

[@kitarolivier]

Thank you for this beautiful VR180 Video. There is just a little problem of 3D vertical aligment around 2:10

[@Ethan-qe1xs]

I agree with this !! We need everything we can to protect our oceans !!

[@7Heaven646]

Why is it that humans gives a price tag to everything they see ? (400$ for hammer Shark head) We certainly need to embrace the beauty, not the money it would BUY us.

[@sle3ppy]

Well you can't get diving tools for free...

[@7Heaven646]

Well then, you can sell your kidneys, they are 2, but That Shark has got one head.

[@efrenchen293]

Not everyone sees them the same way, so putting a price tag may be a good incentive for those greedy people

[@jacruick]

Japan is killing them in the masses... karma is coming

[@BWoodPhotography]

What amazing creatures. Thank you for sharing and for the info.

[@allclades]

Such amazing creatures!

[@larissamccord4968]

Look at that beautiful water 🌊💕🌊 SUCH A NICE VIDEO 💯🐟💯

[@thinkabout288]

THANK YOU we need to keep fighting the good fight no matter what

[@greekatso]

This was amazing, I want to get certified and dive with these incredible animals.

[@itsabbyplayz337]

00:8 WAS SCARYYYYY

[@natt7748]

This was amazing i got see other species of shark and see very cool and dangerous sharks :D

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

We need to save our animals on this planet! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@R321ification]

Very good persuasive speech. Love it.

[@Juju-vw1zh]

WAIT A SECOND PAUSE THE VID YOU CAN STILL MOVE THE CAMERA

[@moagsmom]

Beautiful

[@KamranHaider]

I agree with every word you said, 👍🏻.

[@trigospike8139]

Love the vid so far

[@mohanmadakari2741]

This video was dope.

[@derekcoronacion2182]

Shark are cute don't hate sharks. *WE NEED TO LOVE SHARKS and whales*

[@YianRaCuGaN]

They are the real-life underwater waifus

[@tim0lmazan162]

They’re very kawaii

[@rav3727]

Hammerhead-chan smiled to the camera, he was so kawaii

[@NatGeo]

They play such an important part in maintaining a healthy ocean!

[@petrichor5294]

So peaceful...

[@Z_Belphemon]

AMAZIN!

[@marcellepesek3038]

I am grateful to National Geographic and other excellent documentary producers for showing us the way things really are and where we're heading. Sometimes we need to be shown shocking footage in order to finally realize how close we are to a real worldwide calamity. Global warming is a fact, and those who have been turning a blind eye for years would do well to let the reality sink in.Thank all the good people who are making a concerted effort to clean up the messes we've made, and learn that we are all in this world together, and what we do affects many other lives. Let's do what we can, brothers and sisters, to make this a success story. It's up to us. Thank you for this beautiful world, dear God. Please help us to unite for the highest good of all concerned.

[@bosmls]

I agree with the video. Plus shark fishing is fun for sport. Some sharks are good to eat and meaty but I would rather eat a smaller fish.

[@Amberandjaryn]

That’s crazy my phone follows the sharks whaaaat I’m mind blown 😂😂😂

[@kristinedango2802]

I kinda find the fact that sharks can help humans one day. I'm not sure though, but this video made it seem like it. I'm afraid of sharks because of movies but I never thought they would be a bit friendly to us and even scared of us.

[@elsaa.supercool]

this is wonderful .o.

[@aa-iz3mx]

Sharks.. Beautyfull creatures :D

[@PashuWarrior]

Here's my question ...HOW ? How can I help, besides reposting this video? This topic has been on my heart for about a year now.

[@batcat2338]

AWESOME VIDEO

[@Ownxer]

This is a nice video

[@TheOnlyDJChillWill]

Sharks are one of my favourite creatures and I constantly am working to protect them. Florida still allows shark fishing and murdering. One slight upside is that there is finally a special permit starting this July that you need in order to catch a shark. We should take note of what the Bahamas has done and not allow our predatorial keystone species to be killed.

[@robertateodorolanconi8039]

Tem que ter coragem 😬

[@Blockistium]

Thank you.

[@rigoeprolobo1281]

Que chido es de realidad birtual P

[@weatherwithaphone1042]

I love hammer cute eye n head

[@FirstnameLastname-oj3hm]

Pollution is heartbreaking

[@user-chardonneret]

wow

[@braydenpowar9877]

I love sharks I will make sure there will be more sharks in the oceans if it's the last thing I ever do

[@darksoals]

People always have the same messages in these environmental videos. “Step up to the plate and make the change”. “We have to change right now.” What exactly is that? What do you want us to do? How can we help? Making vague statements isn’t going to get anyone to do anything. Give them a task or a answer. Tell them a way to help. Or don’t get helped. I’m all for saving the planet but I have a feeling it’s gonna take more than sorting my recycling.

[@blindseeing]

There are so many ways to do it is the thing. Idk get a job in environmentalism, volunteer, pick up trash

[@darksoals]

J my point is just they should offer these things in the video. Get it out there, motivate people to participate, etc.

[@rikamaulidiya8869]

WOW ITSS SO WOWWWWW

[@Whocares.........]

A few years back, I took the kids fishing out of San Diego. I remember that the crew, as good as they were, throwing spooled off fishing line in the water and other trash in. And there was a trash can right there! And if every charter did that everyday....I know, where it’s coming from!

[@Sparky71870]

Hammerheads and Tiger sharks; you are insane! You would not catch me in the middle of that. Those are two of the five most aggressive shark species.

[@Neotenico]

I hate being in deep water like this, where visibility is only 10-20 meters. But it's more a fear of being out of my element and the unknown being so close. I've swum in shallow reefs with sharks before and I absolutely adore them. They're magnificent creatures and I don't really fear them at all, even though they're an apex predator in the ocean. Yet I still fear deep water.

[@ooopsyantsoshadrytv-2911]

💯% I'm from Murry Island , we treasure them like gold 🇦🇺 Plastic disgusting should never been made it will be the end of us People say nuclear war I say plastic and using earth as a dump

[@awom4455]

nice

[@ManaBDew]

You are absolutely correct and, I still believe that this can turn around we have already put a band on production of chemical pollutants and that's a start. The hard part is the trophy hunts how do we change the hearts of poachers in remote places of the seas🤷‍♂️...???✔️🦈!!! Thank you Godspeed Sincerely from LarryWhittington

[@thinkabout288]

trophy hunters will have to die off 1st or get too old to hunt unfortunately

[@HappySabachi]

Save our ocean 🙏

[@pennilaineong8180]

Yeah there worth more alive 🙂🦈🦈

[@taslimchaudhry1431]

Good Video. 🇮🇳

[@salliemae9284]

Amazing.keep up the great job.

[@TMacVC]

Wow

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Estava capaz de jurar que o direito inequívoco,, inalienável de proteger os mares, os tubarões e outras espécies marinhas ...tinham o pódio da preservação?? Mas ... regressa à realidade que a modos é irreal estamos perante a sua desventura da inacção ...da transformação!! Cada vez mais é preciso um serviço de SOS em dose dupla para salvar os oceanos e os tubarões que ao o modelo deste vídeo??

[@nigeldfishing8225]

How did u get your job I want to be a shark biologist who trys to help and study jobs it would be nice if I was responded too I really want to live my life protecting these animals

[@ecoshambakilolelodge]

Did you hear of Whale Shark of Mafia Island?

[@inquaanate2393]

We’ve got to make nature and biodiversity profitable for it to survive.

[@mayamcgown8780]

This is terrifing

[@FSCHW]

There is no video, only audio

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

Hopefully Pocahontas has a long and prosper life along with her neighbors

[@mentallyilldarkjeroid5378]

What if you cut off the wing-like projections on which a hammerhead's eyes grow and then let the shark free? Is it like burning off a snail's eye stalks with a cigarette?

[@missq4724]

She's so beautiful, that hammerhead....

[@astoriadrawz3309]

Support King Orm Marius for Ocean’s Top Conservationist

[@harusola5454]

am i the only one that think hammer shark looks cute?

[@loue6563]

This "need" for humans to kill all predators is so wrong. It is like we can get past the ancient past where cavemen killed the predator to feel safe and so they could get the game. We are so far beyond that and yet still these animals are hunted. We know now what a keystone species is, how vital they are not only to the ecosystem but to us. We have forgotten we are a part of that system and without it we die.

[@johnwilliams-pq4jp]

Everything is more cleaner than it was back in the 90's. Stop making out we need to do more

[@blindseeing]

Well that's just false

[@johnwilliams-pq4jp]

@@blindseeing no it's not. Is there a hole in the ozone layer? Back in the 90's apparently there was. now they think it's closing lol. Global warming? In 2015 Antarctica 60% than it was in 2014. So now you call it climate change haha. Why? Biggest money and control where people can go and what they can do. Think for yourself and not what others tell you to. Go give it a go.

[@BigBoiRedFrog]

Fun fact : Sharks use Reptocenters to find their prey

[@West_Coast_Gang]

Shar 👍

[@fion3943]

Should be 360

[@user-qh8ch6lx4e]

intellec - greate power, somebody doesn't have it

[@Honeypepper.]

We need to curry them😋😋😋

[@stellabar623]

Yes worth more alive, end shark fin soup now.

[@INEWYORKCITY.]

oh

[@kartikeysood1302]

Clickbait thumbnail

[@moonfreedom8523]

The thumbnail is deceiving... I thought it was some new kind of shark. Whatever

[@Jdo4031]

Never even seen an ocean

[@ronnienagy1901]

Please Saved The Ocean, The Forest, And All Wildlife 🐒🦍🐺🦊🦁🐯🐅🐆🐎🦓🦌🐃🐏🐐🐪🐫🦒🐘🦏🐀🐹🐇🐿🦔🦇🐻🐨🐼🦃🐦🐧🕊🦅🦆🦉🐸🐊🐢🦎🐍🐳🐋🐬🐟🐠🐡🦈🐙🦀🦐🦑🐌🦋🐛🐜🐝🐞🦗🕷🦂, Than The Creatures Can Still Live Their Homes.

[@fukcensorship5762]

okay how would shark extinction affect us?

[@TheElderFidelis]

Hey National Geographic, help me settle a bet, do sharks (or fish in general) have the necessary neural capacity to feel pain?

[@thinkabout288]

short answer YES

[@sardiv1]

Bahamas is banning plastic in 2020 which is the year I’m writing this comment

[@pengguna-ty2oo]

2021?

[@keya31gville]

Y'all get your family before the sharks get him. I mean them animals can be filmed safely for u good dr.

[@Tough_Tardigrade]

Shark fins are tasteless and by no means delicious. Also there are alternatives! I just don’t see the point of killing an animal only for its fin😢

[@jeannegiambrone9464]

No more manufacturing of PLASTIC CONTAINERS!!!! PLEASE!

[@FOLIPE]

Well, if you can dove there, so can plastic.

[@TheAmazingSpiderman87]

Sad that a species that has survived several major extinctions is being driven towards extinction themselves by a species less than 500,000 years old.

[@kentneumann5209]

Ok save the sharks, but kill all the snakes.

[@apriyadi3179]

We're doomed if sharks don't exist anymore. Imagine billion tons of fishes' debris, carcasses, medium predatory fishes population boom being in the top food chain (and wiping eating all of smaller fishers). It will be a mess.

[@deep-fried-zombie699]

Probably should have a conversation with China then

[@rickporcelli8522]

100% sharks are a vital part of the ocean and world ecosystem. I think your analogy though losses some people when you begin talking about the economics? are the right people making a living and being supported by that tourist industry? i mean are the local typical indigenous residents making a living from that or are expats from other countries utilizing that resource? is it a fair economic balance?

[@arailymhan4593]

Но

[@timbrowder2059]

Until u get eatin

[@NikeMikey101]

Just make some technology to replace them

[@elegantlywasted5447]

How can you stop shark fin hunters? Low lives of the sea

[@anabellakim863]

Yeah, they are more worth alive to people with a huge amount of money that can make an agency for diving with sharks. But poor people who are starving don't care... Even normal people don't care about that specific argument. I support nature and animal preservation, but it is kind of dissapointing that NatGeo uses such a lame argument.