For decades, the ‘Jaws effect’ from shark movies has fed into the public’s fear and panic – harming both sharks and humans.
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Megalodons are the latest Hollywood monster to leap out of the fossil record, but what else is lurking in prehistoric seas?
The 1975 film Jaws launched the career of a young Steven Spielberg. In this scene, the town’s police chief Martin Brody witnesses the shark’s brutal attack for the first time - taking the viewer along for the ride.
The celebrated movie inspired a generation of marine biologists to go in the water.
