Ocean Ramsey is an ethologist, conservationist, author, filmmaker, and model.

[1] While filming tiger sharks in Oahu with a film crew, they encountered a 20 ft (6.1 m) long female great white shark, believed to be Deep Blue,[9] though some have suggested it was actually Haole Girl.

[10] The encounter was captured by Ramsey’s then-fiancé, Juan Oliphant, and the footage received worldwide media attention.

Marine biologist Michael Domeier, founding director of the non-profit Marine Conservation Science Institute, criticized Ramsey for appearing in the viral shark interaction video.

David Shiffman, a marine conservation biologist who studies sharks, told The Washington Post: "I can't believe that 'please don't grab the 18-foot long wild predator' is something that needs to be explicitly said out loud, but here we are.