Clarke Gayford knew he wanted to be a fisherman before he was 10
years old and had memorized all the Latin, Maori and English names
of the fish of the Gisborne, New Zealand coastline he called his
backyard. In a 15-year career as a successful television and radio
host, Clarke created the cult-status Otago University student
television chronicle Cow TV and fronted a variety of high-profile
travel, entertainment and music shows before responding to the call
of the sea and quite literally diving back into it in his mid-30s
to front Fish Of The Day. An active advocate of 'spare fishing'
over 'spear fishing', Clarke is passionate about connecting people
to the ocean. Clarke is the partner of New Zealand Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern and father to daughter Neve, and lives in
Auckland.
Mike Bhana is a celebrated documentary director, cameraman and
writer dedicated to the ocean and ocean conservation. During his 23
years in the television industry, he has produced, directed and
shot over 60 hours of natural history documentaries and prime-time
material for channels like Discovery, Animal Planet and National
Geographic, including 28 films specifically about sharks. His
documentary work has resulted in more than a dozen international
awards for excellence. While he has a special love of the ocean,
Mike has also travelled the world with the Red Cross, documenting
the work of its teams in some of the most dangerous and stricken
areas of the planet and more recently co-founded Sea Aid, a
not-for-profit organisation aimed at supporting the Pacific Islands
achieve better health outcomes. Mike lives on the Coromandel
Peninsula with his family where he has been known to effortlessly
whip out a kingie and a couple of crayfish before breakfast
(sustainably of course). That's if the surf isn't calling.
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