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Criminal

The Longline

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.739.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

For years, John Moore and Tanner Mansell ran shark diving tours off the coast of Florida. One day, they came across a fishing line in the middle of the ocean – with over a dozen sharks caught on it. “This looked like something very illegal going on. And we felt like if we didn’t act, these sharks would definitely die.” Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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If a shark is coming towards you, you know, just most of the time just staying calm and just

0:39.3

maintaining eye contact is going to do the trick. It's when people start freaking out and flailing

0:43.7

around is when they're like, oh, is that a prey? Why is the, why is the energy so high? Why is this

0:48.3

thing looking like prey, right? I mean, I have a hard time getting sharks close to me most of the time because I'm like

0:55.3

wanting them to get close. This is Tanner Mansell. He's been diving with sharks for about 10 years.

1:04.2

The first time was in 2016, on vacation in Jupiter, Florida.

1:10.4

We got out there, we jumped in the water,

1:13.2

and it was just like these sharks were just swimming

1:15.6

within five feet of us,

1:17.8

just minding their own business,

1:20.0

you know, looking at us, swimming around.

1:21.7

But it was this overwhelming feeling

1:24.2

of just calmness and peacefulness.

1:28.2

You know, it was a high, a literal high that lasted months afterwards.

1:34.8

Tanner had been working a corporate job in Oregon, but after this vacation, he decided he wanted

1:41.0

to make a change.

1:42.8

I couldn't go back to what I was doing, knowing that that existed.

1:47.2

So I just started reading books.

1:49.5

I started putting everything I could together to be like, okay, how do I exit this lifestyle that I'm in

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