Meet Our Team:
SCIENTISTS, CONSERVATIONISTS, PROFESSIONAL FREEDIVE & SCUBA INSTRUCTORS, DIVEMASTERS, STUDENTS, CAPTAINS, PASSIONATE WATERMEN AND WATERWOMEN.
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@WaterInspired
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Watch our founders TED Talk:
OCEAN RAMSEY
CO-FOUNDER
LEAD SHARK CONSERVATIONIST & MARINE BIOLOGIST/ETHOLOGIST
@OCEANRAMSEY
www.OceanRamsey.com
OCEAN is the dive safety officer, head field researcher, and the founder of the “Pelagic Research and Animal Interaction Program.” Aka “The Pelagic Shark Snorkel.”
Ocean has worked in the water with over 32 different species of sharks around the world. With an extensive educational and professional background in marine biology and work in the field with a large number of marine animals (focusing primarily on shark behavior and specifics on territorial body language, social hierarchy, and behavior changes in relation to human presense and other external influencers), Ocean’s masters research is the basis for the pelagic program. Ocean has also worked more than a decade as a professional SCUBA (PADI MSDT 10+ Year) free dive instructor (Constant Weight Depth: 175ft. Static Breath Hold: 6:30 min) and professional safety diver for productions and research programs around the world. She is also an instructor for 1st Aid/CPR/E02/AED/HML/WFR/EMT/DEMP, as well as an advisor, trainer, and designer of accident management systems for major corporations with dive programs.
Ocean is a co-scientific advisor and the safety advisor for the I.S.P, Hawaii Shark Program, One Ocean Research and Diving, and other international programs. Ocean works year round at home in Hawaii and is on board with One Ocean Research and Diving as much as possible. She travels around the world to many other countries every year to other international marine research and conservation programs.
Outside of work, Ocean's favorite thing is spending time in the water with sharks, dolphins, whales, etc. She loves traveling, surfing, yoga, hiking, running, pilates, and using photography/videography to spread awareness for animals and conservation of nature.
Her primary life passion is her work in shark conservation. She hopes that through shark awareness and educational programs, based on research and conservation efforts, people will turn the general "JAWS" fear around, wanting to help protect and save these important animals before their small remaining populations are wiped out. She is very proud of Hawaii and loves the opportunity to share its unique cultural ties to the sea and respect for life with visitors through One Ocean Research and Diving programs in association with Water Inspired Conservation and the many other groups she actively collaborates with.
Check out Oceans TED talk on sharks at: https://youtu.be/UVuHuifQL8Q
and online at: oceanramsey.com & waterinspired.org
You Tube: http://youtu.be/d_UJv3zWyxQ
JUAN OLIPHANT
CO-FOUNDER
SHARK SPECIALIST, PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER AND CAPTAIN
@JUANSHARKS
www.SharkPhotographer.com
www.JuanSharks.com
JUAN aka "JuanSharks" is the co-founder of One Ocean Diving and Research and our head 20-year primary Captian & Shark Specialist. His professional and award-winning photography and videography has been published in every major media outlet around the world. Juan graduated with a degree in fine art and photography. Combined with his 15+ years as a PADI dive master, he is the expert in underwater conservation photography and videography, having worked with large marine animals all around the world. Juan has also worked as a safety diver on over 1,000 productions, as well as being lead photographer/videographer for many commercial shoots in the water.
Juan grew up at the "Turtle House" at Chuns reef in the middle of the famous 7-mile North Shore of Oahu, best known for its world class surf. His ohana runs two non-profits and hosts weekly beach clean ups and have been working in conservation on the north shore for over 20 years. Juan is a board member on two conservation groups including Water Inspired Conservation (waterinspired.org) and Save The Sea Turtles International.
When Juan is not traveling and working on board with One Ocean Research and Diving, his favorite thing to do is go surfing at his home break, Chuns Reef.
Follow Juan and check out his amazing award winning photography on Instagram @JUANSHARKS
DR. MICHELE BARNES
PHD ECO-ECONIMIST, CHIEF INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH ADVISOR AND DIVEMASTER
DR. MICHELE BARNES is a Senior Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia. She received her PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2015. Her expertise in the social and economic aspects of marine resource use and management, and she has published several scientific papers demonstrating the value of shark ecotourism for sustaining local economies and engaging people in conservation. Michele is a research advisor for One Ocean Research and is a member of the conservation group Water Inspired. Michele also comes on board as a naturalist and dive master.
BRIAN WHITLOCK
CAPTAIN, GENERAL MANAGER
@Captainsharkbait
FAITH FAIRING
SAFETY DIVER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, SHARK ID LEAD RESEARCHER, ONE OCEAN DESIGNS & ONE OCEAN BIKINI DESIGNER
@Faithwfins
MATTHEW EVANS
CAPTAIN, SAFETY DIVER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, PHOTOGRAPHER
@Mevans
LIKO PUKAHI
CAPTAIN
@Liko
KAITLYN EHLERS
SAFETY DIVER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, SHARK ID LEAD RESEARCHER
@Kaitlyn.ehlers
ANDREW ESPARZA
SAFETY DIVER, PADI INSTRUCTOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, HERPETOLOGIST
@Drew_gq
HAYLEY ADDISON
SAFETY DIVER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, PADI INSTRUCTOR
@_Hayley_addison
GINA GLAZER
SAFETY DIVER, MARINE BIOLOGIST, DIVEMASTER, MOLCHANOV FREEDIVE INSTRUCTOR, OCEANOGRAPHER
@Seasta_g
TYLER FLOTT
SAFETY DIVER, PHOTOGRAPHER, DIVEMASTER, USN VETERAN
@Tyler_shootz
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“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught.” - Baba Dioum
