Cristina Zenato

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My name is Cristina Zenato, and I have a deep passion for the ocean.
In 1994, following an opportunity and a series of choices, I decided to move to the Bahamas to learn how to scuba dive and work with sharks.
I thought I would be there for a year or two, then go back to pursue a different career.
We are now in year 31 of this journey, and I could not be happier with my choices and decisions.
Many ask me how to do what I do. It is hard to give precise lines as some of the opportunities I had are no longer available. Meanwhile, different ones are opening up every day, and I wish I had them way back when.
My love for sharks comes from my childhood; I have never been afraid of them, always fascinated, when I finally came in contact with them, I realized most people didn’t share my views, especially thirty years ago, and so I embarked on a long journey of exploration of the true nature of the sharks became an ecologist and behaviorist, I started educating first the ones around me and then reaching out as far as I could to educate others about them and ultimately worked for their protection.
Removing hooks became as natural as removing the thorn from my dog’s paw; I love sharks and want their health and well-being.
Today, I am still involved with diving with them, sharing their world with the divers who want to come and meet and understand them better, researching, educating, and following a passion that keeps growing.
In my journey, I found a different love: caves, underground, and underwater passageways, but that’s for another story.
Learn more about my work at www.cristinazenato.com and my conservation work at www.pownonprofit.org
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