Valentine Thomas

“For me to be able to grab my own food is amazing,” Thomas said. “I like everything — even cleaning the fish afterwards. We are really involved in sea preservation. We never kill anything we won’t eat. People get really angry, they get upset because they are not used to seeing where their food comes from. Everyone turns a blind eye to what they are eating and I put the reality in front of them.”
It’s difficult to imagine Thomas, who became a world record holder in 2013 after catching the largest Atlantic Jack, being afraid of the ocean. But Thomas credits spearfishing for helping her get over her longtime fear of the ocean. Thomas’ spearfishing hobby has taken her far and wide, including Ascension Island, South Africa, Corsica and Greece. Next month, she hopes to claim a new world record in Zanzibar.
Because of her passion for spearfishing, Thomas says “it’s getting harder and harder to go back to the office … and go on the computer. My dream would be to make a TV show so I can fish for a living and i would like to get involved in protecting the ocean," she said.