In the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas one diver is doing what most people would baulk at â she s approaching wild sharks, sticking her arm down their mouths and removing embedded hooks.
Cristina Zenato had been diving in the chain of islands, off Cuba, for a couple of years and has always been fascinated by the ocean.
After seeing sharks in visible distress she told 9news.com.au she decided to do something.
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Diver Christina Zenato has been removing fishing hooks from sharks in the Caribbean. (Instagram: cristinazenato) (They d have) swollen jaws, or I watched them slam themselves in the sand trying to remove it, she said, adding it was a natural progression to start removing the hooks.