Sharks. Big teeth, tiny eyes, carnivorous – we’re all thinking of Jaws or Bruce the struggling vegetarian shark from Finding Nemo. It’s a frightening thought being in an enclosed environment underwater with a presumptuously monstrous fish (Thanks, Jaws) but what if that was your job? In our university life or 9-to-5 jobs you wouldn’t ever think of working at an aquarium – it’s either, being a lawyer, accountant, entrepreneur or any boring office job. It’s any kid’s dream job. That’s where we can give you an insight into the world of other people’s daily life in a pretty unusual job.
Working with sea life all day long, five days a week and continuously smelling of fish – Pete Williams, an aquarist at London’s Sea Life Aquarium tells us how he fell into this job and more on his daily routine and Betty the Bowmouth shark who sometimes likes to take a nibble on his ankle if he’s not too careful.