SHARKWATER

In the 80s, Jaws solidified humans' fear and loathing of finned creatures of the deep.  It turns out though, that you're more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by a shark and that elephants kill more people every year.  

It also turns out that we're the real predators, killing sharks at an alarming rate and putting the oldest creatures around very close to extinction.

Why should we care?  Because when you mess with the top of the food chain in the ocean, the whole ocean shifts and in turn, the whole world.  

After talking with a local aquarium about shark conservation, I finished my research by watching Sharkwater.  If you get past a few design and writing flaws, it's a really important film that details the how, what, why, and what now of shark fishing.  100 million sharks are killed annually just for their fins. 100 million! This movie will make you want to donate to the Sea Shepherds who, like modern-day principled pirates, monitor illegal fishing, and never, ever eat shark's fin soup again.