Lewis Pugh has started swimming around Martha’s Vineyard, where “Jaws” was filmed, as white sharks return to the region to feast on seals. Pugh in his 60-mile swim is trying to raise awareness about the slaughter of sharks worldwide, and its effect on ocean ecosystems.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk about sharks. But he plans to break that this week on a swim around Martha’s Vineyard, where “ Jaws ” was filmed 50 years ago.