Now 50 years old, Jaws casts a long shadow on both the movie industry and the fate of many shark species. The fear led to widespread shark slaughter around the world, but the good news is that the movie inspired a whole generation of marine biologists to specialise in sharks. After five decades of research, we now know much more about this misunderstood species than ever before.

How Jaws Changed the World

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Now 50 years old, Jaws casts a long shadow on both the film industry and the fate of many shark species - the fear led to widespread shark slaughter, but the good news is that the movie inspired a whole generation of marine biologists to specialise in sharks. After five decades of research, this documentary reveals that we now know much more about this misunderstood species than ever before.

This documentary shows what we've learned about sharks since the film Jaws was released.

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