When National Geographic approached Anthony Mackie with an opportunity to swim with sharks to kick off its SharkFest programming, it was an easy yes for the Marvel star who is the new Captain America.
This image released by National Geographic shows actor/host Anthony Mackie wading in the Bayous near Violet, La., during the filming of"Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie."
For “Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie,” debuting Thursday, he wanted cameras to visit the waters near his home in New Orleans, where he is a regular boater and fisherman. An increase of sharks in the area are swarming boats and eating fishermen's catches, leading to a greater risk of hungry sharks becoming aggressive. This points to a larger environmental issue that the ecosystem is off-kilter.
“Every time it would get to be too much, I would grab her. I’m like, ‘They’ve got to pick one. So if one of us getting eaten, it better be you,'” he laughed. “She really looked out for me and gave me a lot of information that really opened my eyes to the community that we're in and explaining the sharks' behavior.”
"We used to go fishing when I was little and my uncle would put me in the water. I would walk around and field for oysters with my feet, put them in a boat, and we would eat those oysters for lunch. Whole oyster beds are gone."
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