Skipjack Joe
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Eugenie Clark
"Doubilet was with Clark in the Sea of Cortez when she rode the back of a 50-foot whale shark, the largest fish in the sea. He thought he would never
see her again.
She later called the ride one of the most exciting journeys of her career."
Dr Eugenie Clark was a marine biologist who passed away very recently. She was very influential in her time - almost to the level of Jacques Cousteau.
Hollywood High had a copy of her "Lady with a Spear" which was permanently checked out by me.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150225-eugen...
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monoloco
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Thanks for posting that. What an amazing person.
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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Neal Johns
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Thank you very much, Skipjack.
Neal
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Ken Bondy
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She was sure a big influence on me. Probably did as much as any individual to refute the stupid fallacious Hollywood image of sharks.
[Edited on 2-26-2015 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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Skipjack Joe
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Did your paths ever cross Ken? Sharks were her main interest as they are yours. Did you two ever meet or converse on the subject?
The article states that she continued to dive almost until the end. That sounds incredible, but she always seemed to me to do things that were
incredible.
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Ken Bondy
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Quote: Originally posted by Skipjack Joe | Did your paths ever cross Ken? Sharks were her main interest as they are yours. Did you two ever meet or converse on the subject?
The article states that she continued to dive almost until the end. That sounds incredible, but she always seemed to me to do things that were
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I never met her in person Igor, but I saw her a few times at DEMA conventions in the 90s when I was doing a lot of articles and photos for Dive
Training Magazine. BTW "DEMA"= Dive Equipment Manufacturers Association.
[Edited on 2-26-2015 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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willardguy
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I get the "understand and appreciate" part, but those toothy beast's still scare the crap out of me!
truly a great lady!
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