Diver Spends His Days Retrieving Hooks From the Mouth's of Sharks

By Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio

Published January 13, 2016 10:07am PST

FOX 11 Los Angeles

A lot of sharks get fisher's hooks stuck in their mouths, but have no way of getting them out. That's where Mike Dornellas comes in.

Mike spends his days diving the seas, searching for sharks in need of hook removal. His recent expedition was posted by the YouTube channel Spearheads; their goal is to show people that sharks aren't the dangerous predators pop culture makes them out to be.

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