Film-maker seeks to bust popular shark myths

The popular image of the shark is of a veracious man-eating predator, which has meant that many shark species are being hunted without consideration.

ABC News has just posted a piece about Rob Stewart's documentary 'Sharkwater'. Driven by passion fed from a life-long fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as
bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Stewart talks about the slaughtering of sharks, ecological disasters as well as how he first fell in love with sharks.

"I started swimming with sharks as a teenager and found it was a totally life-changing experience. You get to fly in a three dimensional world with dragons."

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