Shark Migration

Casey Parlette, 2021

Casey Parlette, a commercial diver and former Laguna Beach lifeguard created “Shark Migration”. Parlette said he focused on sharks in this piece to bring to light public awareness about the importance of sharks, which he considers to be often demonized.

He said, “Shark populations are declining around the world. Lots of times, sharks represent mindless killing machines. I want to portray them as the beautiful, gracefull creatures they are.” Parlette’s piece shows four shark species – a thresher, a blue, a hammerhead, and a leopard – all of which can be seen off the Southern California coast.