Challenges That Change Our Future
“Humans are the only creatures with the ability to dive deep in the sea, fly high in the sky, send instant messages around the globe, reflect on the past, assess…
How do you get where you are today
Very often, I receive questions about how I arrived to do what I do, especially in the field of working with sharks. Some people want to know my field of…
The most enchanting voice from The Siren project
I can’t remember when my daily 1.5 hour-long walks turned into a routine and then from a routine into something that was more like a meditative state rather than exercise. …
Each one of us belongs to the Ocean
If I could go back in time 12 years to now. I wouldn’t recognize this Gemma today to the past Gemma. I am now 46, 47 in September 2020 and…
The quest for Anaconda swamp
In 2008 after driving around the island following the images taken by a satellite screenshot, my diving buddy, at that time, Arek Pers and I arrived at the end of…
Our view on sharks
The biggest problem for sharks is that people don’t know very much about them. What they know are mostly myths. When most people think of sharks, they think of Jaws;…
Discovering The Land Of Fog
One night I couldn’t fall asleep. Instead of tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling like an average person, I decided to get up and start looking for potential new…
Size doesn’t matter, or does it?
I started to work with sharks in 1995 and put my first shark into a relaxed state a few months after beginning to work with them. As actions evolved one…
Under The Magnifying Lens
Many years ago, I was fixing a mooring line and noticed three hairy little bodies hanging tight around a small piece of coral. I had never seen this creature before,…
When are you going to get a real job?
“I am worried about the fact that my daughter has decided to be just a diving instructor and throw away all her education”…the words fly out of the mother’s mouth,…