第3089期:She has removed more than 300 fishing hooks from sharks

I love my sharks and I start seeing them coming in with these hooks. The hook removal started like anything would start when you love someone.我爱我的鲨鱼，我开始看到它们带着这些鱼钩游过来。当你爱上一个人时，任何事情都会有个开端，摘除鱼钩这件事也不例外。I just wanted to make their lives a little bit better to relieve their pain. With foggy eye, one day she showed up and she had one that was actually inside.我只是想让它们的生活稍微好一点，减轻它们的痛苦。有一天她出现了，眼神迷蒙，原来她体内有一个东西。I would open her jaw and see the hook. And at a certain moment I decided to basically stick my hand in and I pulled the hook out.我会掰开她的嘴，看到鱼钩。在某个时刻，我决定直接把手伸进去，然后把鱼钩拔了出来。But then as soon as she came back, she allowed me to pet her, and from that day on became a shark that would just show up on the dive.但后来她一回来，就允许我抚摸她了，从那天起，她变成了一条会在我潜水时现身的鲨鱼。And all of a sudden I'd feel a pressure on my hip. And I would turn around and she would be, like, leaning in to me and just stop swimming.突然间，我会感到髋部传来一股压力。当我转过身时，发现她正朝我靠过来，然后突然停止了游泳。This change of personality from before the hook and after the hook was very much a light bulb for me. When I remove the hooks, I feel happy, satisfied and relieved.取钩子前后性格的转变启发了我。当我取下钩子时，我感到开心、满足且如释重负。And then the other thing I noticed is, as I start removing hooks from my known sharks, other sharks just start showing up with hooks.然后我注意到的另一件事是，当我开始从认识的鲨鱼身上取下鱼钩时，其他鲨鱼也开始带着鱼钩出现。People ask me, "Do they communicate?" And I'm like, "Yes!" They're very accepting.人们问我：“它们会交流吗？”我回答：“当然！”它们非常包容。Sharks in general, in the world, are very tolerant of our presence, entering their world. I wanted to pet a shark from the first moment I saw one.总体而言，在这个世界上，鲨鱼对我们进入它们的世界表现出了极大的容忍。从第一眼看到鲨鱼起，我就想摸摸它。It took a year and some time before the transition between being a diver and then it being a profession and then working with sharks and then finally having a shark in my lap.从一名潜水员过渡到将潜水作为职业，再到与鲨鱼打交道，最后让鲨鱼趴在我腿上，这花了一年多的时间。It's understanding that it's done on the shark's terms, not on mine. Because every time a shark does that, I do realize what a privilege it is.要明白，这是按照鲨鱼的规则来的，而不是我的规则。因为每次鲨鱼这么做的时候，我确实意识到这是多么难得的机会。This is a wild animal and she's giving me full trust. It's a complete abandonment, saying, "In this moment, I trust you. You're not going to hurt me."这是一只野生动物，而它完全信任我。这是一种彻底的托付，意思是：“此时此刻，我信任你。你不会伤害我。”It is something to be absolutely in awe of no matter how many times it happens.无论这种情况发生多少次，都绝对值得让人敬畏。What I've developed is an appreciation for their vulnerability. I've dedicated a lifetime, 26 years, and 25 of those have been spent in the water with sharks.我培养的是对它们脆弱的欣赏。我奉献了一生，26年光阴，其中25年都在水中与鲨鱼共度。We may still be a little bit afraid of sharks, but we need sharks. The sharks are vital for balancing the ecosystems. And this planet survives on the balance of the oceans.我们可能仍对鲨鱼有些许畏惧，但人类需要鲨鱼。鲨鱼对维持生态系统平衡至关重要。而这颗星球的存续依赖于海洋的平衡。They have been affected by our fishing, by our coastal destruction, by our pollution. This is the box of hooks that I've removed through the years.它们受到了我们捕捞活动、沿海破坏和污染的影响。盒子里是这些年来我取下来的鱼钩。Over 300! I think sharks are absolutely beautiful! I love how they seamlessly swim through the water.300多个！我觉得鲨鱼简直太美了！我喜欢它们在水中自如游动的样子。Like my parents taught me, "There are no monsters in the sea, only the ones we make up in our heads."正如我父母教导我的那样：“海里没有怪物，只有我们脑海中臆想出来的怪物。”