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Shark tows kayaker for nearly two miles after chomping on fishing bait

A kayaker went on a near two-mile journey as a shark caught on his bait and towed him off the coast of Cambutal, Panama.

The Daily JawsJanuary 15, 2023SharksComment

Dorothy Tristan, co-writer of original JAWS 2 script has died

Dorothy Tristan, co-writer of the orginal JAWS 2 script has died. She was an actress and writer, known for Klute (1971), Scarecrow (1973) and The Looking Glass (2015). She has been married to first choice JAWS 2 John D. Hancock since 29 December 1975.

The Daily JawsJanuary 9, 2023Jaws2Comment

Steven Spielberg and John Williams' 50-year partnership to be celebrated

50-year partnership of Steven Spielberg and John Williams to be celebrated in special event

Dean NewmanDecember 20, 2022Jaws, steven spielberg, John WilliamsComment

Megalodon ancestor teeth found in giant shark graveyard

An amazing shark graveyard containing hundreds of teeth has been found by scientists three miles under the sea.

Dean NewmanDecember 14, 2022SharksComment

JAWS director Steven Spielberg confirmed as having COVID

Steven Spielberg has COVID, but that’s not the first time the virus has been linked to or had an impact on all things JAWS

Dean NewmanNovember 30, 2022Jaws, steven spielbergComment

Vote means shark fin soup is one step closer to being off the menu

United Nations wildlife conference votes to give sharks more protection from becoming shark fin soup

Dean NewmanNovember 29, 2022sharksComment

Electric pulse device 'SharkGuard' helps stop sharks becoming bycatch

How electric shocks could help stop sharks becoming bycatch

Dean NewmanNovember 24, 2022SharksComment

Steven Spielberg to receive lifetime honour from Berlin Film Festival

From Bruce the shark to collecting a Golden Bear, Steven Spielberg to be awarded lifetime award at Berlin Film Festival

Dean NewmanNovember 23, 2022steven spielberg, JAWSComment

Christmas advert pays homage to Jaws

Christmas advert pays homage to famous line from Jaws

Dean NewmanNovember 14, 2022JawsComment

Tiger sharks help map world's largest seagrass discovery with cameras on their backs

Here’s how tiger sharks with cameras are being used to map the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem, which is great news for marine life and mankind

Dean NewmanNovember 6, 2022sharksComment

Mystery surrounds dead Great White sharks

What could be behind the great white shark death mystery that continues to baffle experts?

Dean NewmanNovember 2, 2022Sharks

'Lady of the Dunes' murder victim, who was thought to be Jaws extra, is identified after 48 years

‘Lady of the Dunes’ murder victim is finally identified after almost 50 years. Will this help solve who killed her and was she an extra in Jaws?

Dean NewmanNovember 1, 2022JawsComment

Son of Quint from Jaws narrates ghost TV show

Ian Shaw, son of Jaws legend Robert Shaw, may have faced his father’s ghost in The Shark Is Broken, but now he’s gone from acting as man who played shark hunter to narrating ghost hunter show.

Dean NewmanOctober 28, 2022Ian Shaw, The Shark Is Broken, JawsComment

Estate agent bites off more than they can chew with Jaws sequel star Michael Caine

Estate agent in hot water after using image of Jaws the Revenge star Michael Caine

Dean NewmanOctober 13, 2022JawsTheRevengeComment

How Angela Lansbury's Jessica Fletcher links Jaws and Murder, She Wrote

The character resided in the fictional Cabot Cove, in Maine, but in reality most of its scenes were filmed on the Universal backlot, in fact it was also Amity Island on the Jaws section of the Universal backlot tour.

Dean NewmanOctober 12, 2022JawsComment

Basking sharks now protected off coast of where Jaws Quint actor called home

Basking Sharks are now a protected species in Irish waters

Dean NewmanOctober 7, 2022SharksComment

South African shark attack victim identified as woman who ran pizzeria and donated meals to homeless

Fatal shark attack in South Africa sees beaches close after death of 39-year-old woman

Dean NewmanSeptember 27, 2022Sharks

Jaws composer John Williams to receive honorary knighthood

Jaws and Star Wars composer John Williams is to receive an honorary knighthood

Dean NewmanSeptember 25, 2022Jaws, John WilliamsComment

Jaws references cut from name list for Cape Cod’s new ferries

You’re not gonna get a ferry named Bigger Boat or after other Jaws references in Cape Cod

Dean NewmanSeptember 23, 2022JawsComment

Not a bad record for this vicinity: Jaws swims into second place in UK weekend box office

Emulating the success of the limited release of Jaws in US cinemas, Jaws delivered bums on seats seeing it take second place in the weekend box office tally.

The Daily JawsSeptember 15, 2022Comment