Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, "Jaws," came out 50 years ago; the Steven Spielberg movie followed just a year later. Both were phenomenally successful and spawned the idea that sharks were malevolent creatures that preyed on unsuspecting swimmers. According to Gavin Naylor, Director of Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida, the book and film also inspired a generation of scientists. Here's his story for @TheConversationUS.
Today's bizarre "entertainment" of chumming for sharks so people can harass them in cages and with an unregulated number of invasive probes and tags can also be directly traced to the movie #HumansDontOwnTheWorld#Wildlife#OceanLife #RespectTheWild