The Truth Will Surface: Sharkwater

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By BoraMag ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅

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Sharkwater

Sharks have long stirred hostility and anxiety in the human soul. Countless books, films and sensationalized headlines have made the mere idea of “shark” synonymous with images of vicious attacks by indiscriminate killing machines. The truth is that sharks have much more to fear from us, says filmmaker Rob Stewart, who has spent years and hundreds of hours of videotape, trying to prove just that to a skeptical public.

In an effort to protect sharks, Rob Stewart (biologist, underwater photographer) teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society , aboard the Ocean Warrior for a four-month expedition to deter poaching of sharks in Costa Rica and Ecuador-the perfect opportunity to start filming his documentary on declining shark populations. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Make a difference, save the sharks - sharkwater.com.

Sharkwater Trailer