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。”