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In line with the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," this month's River Life explores the realities about sharks and whether they ...
The toothy villain of “Jaws” terrified audiences in 1975. But offscreen, the hit film — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary — impacted sharks in unexpected ways.
In the doc’s most surprising and shocking revelation, Spielberg talks about the PTSD he suffered, months after the film ...
A great white shark shocked two Massachusetts paddleboarders as it swam just feet away from the two friends enjoying their ...
As the world’s shark population continues to rapidly decline, Hollywood is now looking to makeover the image of the ocean’s ...
The popular 1975 movie Jaws stirred a fear of the ocean in people who didn’t even live near a beach. It was the blueprint for the bloodthirsty-killer-shark trope that has since proliferated the market ...
As a groundbreaking critical and commercial success that has now been around for five decades as of this year, I did not ...
As Steven Spielberg’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary, Olivia Petter examines the impact its villainous 25-foot great white has had on shark conservation, and misconceptions around these ...
When “Jaws” premiered to an invigorated public in June 1975, most of the research on sharks focused on preventing shark attacks, Skomal said. “We knew it was big, it could swim fast and we ...
when dozens of nonprofits exist solely to serve shark conservation efforts, researchers have gotten to know the creatures beyond their enormous teeth. “The negative perception of sharks at the time — ...
Shark fishing tourneys already existed in the US prior to the success of “Jaws,” but the film brought new publicity to the competitions and the sport of hunting “trophy sharks,” Martin said.
When “Jaws” premiered to an invigorated public in June 1975, most of the research on sharks focused on preventing shark attacks, Skomal said. “We knew it was big, it could swim fast and we ...