I traveled to the Maldives to dive the only shark sanctuary in the Indian Ocean. But on the first full day, the Maldivian government revoked the nation’s shark-sanctuary status, removing protections that had been in place for almost two decades. Suddenly, I realized I might be filming the final days of a truly wild, thriving shark ecosystem. This is more than a dive video, it’s a time capsule of a moment when conservation shifted, and a reminder of what’s at stake across our oceans.