For 40 years, ever since Jaws set box-office records and struck terror into the hearts of a generation, there’s been a counter-movement to rehabilitate the reputation of sharks. Marine scientists were appalled by the film, and have spent nearly half a century telling us that these sinister creatures are just misunderstood.
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Tim Ecott is the author of Stealing Water and Neutral Buoyancy: Adventures in a Liquid World.
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