In this Vlog style entry, I narrate the events as they occur live.
On Feb. 7th, 2021, while everyone else is watching the Super Bowl, I head out to an empty beach in search of whales and sharks. I end up warning a couple surfers about a white shark that is approaching them.
The surfers left the water after the shark came close. While, I don't believe the shark was purposely hunting them, it's wise to leave the water if there is prey in the vicinity.
Special thanks to photographer Amanda Elkins for capturing the audio and video as this occurred. usworlds.info
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I'm NOT a marine biologist or naturalist. As with all USworlds content, I encourage independent verification of facts via official scientific and trustworthy sources. I will strive to post citations for any information I discuss here whenever possible. My goal is to use photography and drones to bring awareness to wildlife and the nature around us. I welcome collaborations with scientists to bring cinematic elements to the educational presentation.
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Amazing.
Im so invested in these! I didnt even know I could be thid invented in sharks. Your voice combined with these clips make me so relaxed!!🥰
USworlds Algorithm keep putting your videos in my feed. I love the consistency and quality. I am finally going to subscribe! Keep on grinding!
There 2 sharks, 1:09
Would’ve been cooler if you let nature take it’s course
You are the best in every way! I love great white sharks and this is a whole new way to watch them and you are being such a advocate for them while possibly saving people as well. Thank you for your beautiful videos and sharing your talents with us.
the way the guy just took off with the board and left her XDDDDD
Omg! I love your channel ❤️❤️❤️
Plot twist: The shark buys a drone and shows up at TheMalibuArtist's home filming him thru his windows.
76 hungry Great White sharks disliked this video.
I’m going in a shark cage in Hawaii in the summer and boy I’m scared but I can’t stop imagining seeing them swimming or surfing 😱
Surfing is a lot of fun except for big man eating things.
that's f'n gnarly, that would spook me , I'd be uncomfortable knowing for certain they are out there and curious, and being totally unaware.
Save the sharks!! Human deaths aren't relevant to the planet. We must save whales, sharks, dolphins, etc.
Awesome video
What part is Malibu is this?
He’s cruising the dirty sand line he hears there splashing it’s a good ambush point if they would’ve went out farther past the dirty sand line it would’ve probably been a different situation. But he grew inpatient and started in towards suffers to take a look to see what might be on the menu. There sensory perception is incredible and since of smell.
What drone do you use?
if i ever see a drone while swimming in the ocean im outta there
Thanks for showing these amazing creatures. You’re footage and narration is great and educational for many folks that have fears of these creatures. I wouldn’t want to be swimming next to one but seeing how they interact with their environment is lovely to see.
Great White Attack good way to leave this Life ,Avoid when possible, Drones with light or sound Warning for Beach folks a good Move ".
Great vídeo, congratulations from Brazil
Awesome footage. The few dislikes are Great Whites that can afford wi fi. Totally bogus.
Hey mate australian drone operator here love your work only just started watching and subscribed which I don't do often. I'm currently getting licensed so I can hopefully get a job working for surf life savings drone program over here in sydney. But I might get out there and try capture some wildlife as we have great whites here too. Anyway keep it up and I'll keep watching.
This footage is addictive! Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks a ton!
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Every beach should have a drone person to heck for sharks
3:33 looks like there was one in the upper right corner
Nice to see that that shark is tagged
The shark needs to learn to take out the drone first.
Funny!
I often SUP at CI Harbor/ Sea bridge & mandalay beach area and every time I see a drone I’m like “ crap is there a shark around me??” and get a mini heart attack only to see a seal 😅
If you really want to monetize, then you need to stop warning the surfers. You would never see a nat-geo photographer warn the gazelle about the lion.
the dislikes are from the sharks
300K views?????GTFOH??
WOOWWWWW They owe u a drink or 2 mate!!!!
Bro you can't snitch on the sharks.... they gotta eat too!
Funny guy! lol
Meanwhile, people still think I am over-sensitive when I say I have NO business bathing in the sea - for obvious reasons. You're dicing with your life.
Hey TMA, I got to ask you this! ... If a shark headed for someone and started attacking them before you were able to alert them, or after you alerted them but was still not enough, ... would you continue filming the whole thing? I'm sure you have by now a clear ethical criteria on this which undoubtedly has been a reoccurring matter in your head. Have you considered mounting a warning alarm or better still a recording saying something like "shark in close proximity" on your drone? I'm sure you'll wish you had if god forbid an attack occurred. Give yourself that peace of mind my friend. Beautiful work, but sorry, I'm just not on your side of the court on this. We are so reckless and uncaring about bringing to extinction so much of the living world without batting an eye, and no one makes nearly the issue about it they do about sharks these days. To me it's been totally over the top romanticized. I think they're too dangerous to mankind. And I don't believe they are the "cleaners of the ocean" they say they are. I would not miss them at all, and would even make an argument for extinguishing all sharks that are capable of attacking people. I feel a hundred times worse about the ignorant killing of beautiful majestic animals that share the land with us, like the ones some of these ignorant bastards hunt for sport, and I feel worse about the ghastly cruelty in the animal meat food industry, or the horrific hunting of dolphins and whales, all of which are much more emotionally developed and closer to us than the mindless overrated killing machines that sharks are. Yea sure, they are great beautiful animals too, but how about we put things in their proper order? That's just how I see it. No hard feelings, I appreciate you. Seriously consider mounting the loud speaker warning recording. It's more important than "the beauty" of these creatures.
I would have asked to see it.
That's awesome what you do and think about how many lives you could be saving they had no idea how close the encounter was great job
Definite wake up call.
That sardine was just sizing his lunch. dang!!!!! :)
as soon as they came out the shark retreated...wow..predator
Please do speachs and do a uk tour please i want to meet u!!!!!!! I LUV UUUUUUU!!
Dude share something about stop-finning.eu because they want shark fin trade to be banned in the eu. Some eu countries are amongst the biggest shark fishing countries on earth finning tens of millions of sharks per year. And it's a citizens initiative, so if one million people vote for it the eu commission has to react to it.
This shark looks like he was hunting 🦈 he should’ve said something a lot sooner. But I can see how not trying to start a panic is safer
The way he says there’s a shark is so casual. He would fail as a lifeguard.
Thank You. This is so Amazing to see, absolutely beautiful.
Nice work there... not subscribing because I hate sharks beautiful creatures but so scary.
Not really. Most shark attacks are accidents and most aren’t fatal
What kind of drone do you use ?? I love sharks so much I would love to see some like that
Surfers are well aware there are sharks all around them. That one guy was like yeah so? haha. Nice footage though.
And most sharks that come up to shore won’t bother people. But he was right to warn surfers
Cool footage and didn’t realize they would leave visible trails in the water. Also, was that shark tagged? Looked like something on the dorsal fin.
Oh wow, this is great!
I never enter the water without my Shark Shield activated!
Any idea the type of shark this is?
He should have asked them to take a look at his monitor. That would have taken the casual bravado right out of his voice
Such a good channel, no nonsense no dumb promotions, just perfect content. Keep it up!
This channel is my new escape from zoom class
This is obviously staged. Probably payed the shark after the video.
Probably a robotic shark smh
Dude, that's my Beach right there!... I believe you have a money maker business right on your hands. You are doing a great Job, but you cannot patrol the whole beach and run from side to side warning people. You should Kick-Start a drone project for Lifeguards. Go ahead and design a Drone with a Strobe Light and a Raid Siren with a recorded voice shouting “SHARK”, then flight the drone just above of the shark so the people can see where is at. Promote the project in Shark-Tank (no pun intended) and there you go my friend.
What type of technology is that? Amazing save
Shark:"Fucking Cheaters, how do they see me coming? Gonna write a report ... fuckers ..."
Love the Channel.. Subscribed
Another amazing video!
Great footage!
I'm so pleased that your content seeks to inspire people to save the sharks, but I'm disheartened by your attempts to save the surfers 😉
Why are the whites so close to the beach?
👍🏼for keeping surfers safe! Do you get your shark footage other than Malibu area? (I surf north Huntington Beach area)
Is all your footage from just malibu?
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I think I know a way to make more jobs along the coast. If there is a way to make simple, yet powerful drones that can emit an iconic alarm, you could have people at work as lifeguards, people that work as drone operators, or both depending on the type of Beach and the amount of foot traffic. Depending on how much Beach is managed, you can have drones patrolling up and down the coast as well as a few drones dedicated to focusing on the imaginary line around swimmers and people wading in the water. But I would hope that the alarm in the drones is loud enough that anyone on that stretch of Beach would know that there are sharks nearby. Also, areas that don't see too much foot traffic, but do have regular locals, could easily benefit from a drone that has a higher range with a much better camera so it can do the job of multiple drones in one because of the low popularity of that Beach.
Wow what beach is this?
.. don't need to exit the water, just hop off your board so he can see your not prey #facepalm
Most people I meet tell me "Great whites are way far out in the ocean it is very very rare for them to be close to where you are swimming, but from what I've seen from your few videos I saw, it appears that that is false and they are actually close but we don't usually see them. Just in case I'm wrong though, can someone tell me if what people tell me is true, and there are just a lot of sharks in the area of your videos, or they are wrong and great whites really always are that close?
@King Westonian MLP OC might be but I don’t know if they confirmed it
@Willcc19 - it says in the title and it looks like one
Who told you it was a great white
You are amazing. I enjoy your videos very much!! From new Jersey usa
I like you're channel but you wait to long to tell people. If i was out there i don't care if it's 500 or a 1000 ft from me(TELL ME). You need to invest in a small bull horn, or i'll buy you one. Just let people know a shark is in that area and don't wait so long..........
Can't wait for your next video!
Amazing footage, you are lagend man... saving some's life is like saving the whole of mankind. love from New Zealand❤
Whose life did he save? It’s very likely this shark wouldn’t even bother them
Just found your channel! Wow! How often do you capture sharks near swimmers close to shore on Zuma Beach? 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nevermind! I just read your disclaimer about locations. I grew up swimming out past the breakers at ZUMA & knew I was in the water with ocean life but now that I KNOW KNOW, I’m alittle spooked. 😬
Were they guys upset or thankful for the given info?
I hate the united states of america.
Great gem of a channel to find, keep it up friend, you may have potentially saved lives too
Really love your Channel! Amazing footage!
You saving ppl lives gang!!!! They need more drones an ppl doing this for 🏄♂️ an 🧒🏽 👦🏽 an 🏊🏾♂️ good duty gang!!! Keep it up
Let's narrate for a while before tellimg them
I don't get why ppl surf, nobody would skateboard a park with hidden zombies even if it meant they'll never skateboard
Beautiful ! What beach ?
Where was this? Was this in the la beach area?
The world needs more people like you!
The dislikes are from sharks
Well done. You are saving lives while enjoying your hobby
thanks for alerting the surfers
I’m not gonna say they he went as far as saving those surfers, but definitely removed the risk. Better to be safe than sorry.
Just subscribed, such a great way to view GWS just doing what they do. Keep up the good work.
They owe you beer 😆👍
What surprises me the most is that the shark leaves a trail in the water. Would have thought that's not possible in moving water.
How come everyone calls them "white sharks" now?
that's not a "white shark"
I wish was at that beach 🏝 me and the shark 🦈 would have been chilling
I'd be pissed at that guy for waiting until he did to tell me.