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title: "2 Dive Quotes By Brian Skerry"
description: "2 Dive quotes by Brian Skerry. Plus more from Brian Skerry and more Dive sayings from other authors."
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> [I finally became a scuba diver at age 15 or so, and a couple of years after that, I attended a dive show that is held every year in Boston. It's the oldest one in the world and it's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/i-finally-became-a-scuba-diver-at-age-15-or-so-and-a-couple-of-years/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/brian-skerry-19103_after_i-finally-became-a-scuba-diver-at-age-15_1642300.jpg)

> [Sharks don't particularly have a great interest in divers. It seemed that in a normal dive, I would jump in the water, and one or two gray reef sharks would swim in and kind of check me out - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/sharks-don-t-particularly-have-a-great-interest-in-divers-it-seemed/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/brian-skerry-19103_afraid_sharks-don-t-particularly-have-a-great-i_2055742.jpg)

## More by Brian Skerry

> [I swam with my first shark in the 1980s. I was 20 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, working with a group of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/i-swam-with-my-first-shark-in-the-1980s-i-was-20-miles-off-the-coast/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [Remove the predators, and the whole ecosystem begins to crash like a house of cards. As the sharks disappear, the predator-prey balance dramatically shifts,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/remove-the-predators-and-the-whole-ecosystem-begins-to-crash-like-a/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [Under the snowcapped mountains of Fiordland National Park, freshwater streams empty into the saltwater fiords, creating a unique ecosystem. This is a heavily wooded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/under-the-snowcapped-mountains-of-fiordland-national-park-freshwater/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [Photography can be a powerful instrument for change, and photojournalists can tell stories that make a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/photography-can-be-a-powerful-instrument-for-change-and/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [Since the majority of the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean, not to mention much of the world's protein, it is not an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/since-the-majority-of-the-oxygen-we-breathe-comes-from-the-ocean-not/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [New England waters are some of my favorite - they are some of the richest waters because they are temperate waters and nutrient-rich, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/new-england-waters-are-some-of-my-favorite-they-are-some-of-the/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [As a young boy, I was very interested - as I still am - in all sorts of adventure and exploration. I thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/as-a-young-boy-i-was-very-interested-as-i-still-am-in-all-sorts-of/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [The bohar snapper - they have these huge canines. I got bit by one. One took a chunk out of my ear - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/the-bohar-snapper-they-have-these-huge-canines-i-got-bit-by-one-one/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [I have been blessed to realize my dream of becoming an underwater photojournalist, but with that, I feel an obligation and sense of urgency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/i-have-been-blessed-to-realize-my-dream-of-becoming-an-underwater/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [I've been diving for about 30 years, and I can honestly say that I've had some amazing encounters with sharks, squids, and other whales.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/i-ve-been-diving-for-about-30-years-and-i-can-honestly-say-that-i-ve/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [ Last year the \[harp seal\] pup mortality rate was 100 percent in parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/last-year-the-harp-seal-pup-mortality-rate-was-100-percent-in-parts/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [All in all, the dives I made in Fiordland were some of the best I've ever made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/all-in-all-the-dives-i-made-in-fiordland-were-some-of-the-best-i-ve/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [The Internet and my web site have grown to become essential components of my business. The expertise and support that LuxSci continually delivers is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/the-internet-and-my-web-site-have-grown-to-become-essential/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [For where Kingman is located, the coral cover is unique in the world. I refer to it as a universe of hard corals. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/for-where-kingman-is-located-the-coral-cover-is-unique-in-the-world-i/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

> [Kneeling on the sea bottom in a place known as Tiger Beach, I watched a 12-foot- long female tiger shark cruise over the turtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-skerry/kneeling-on-the-sea-bottom-in-a-place-known-as-tiger-beach-i-watched/)

[Brian Skerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-skerry/)

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