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Sharkwater Extinction

Filmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world's sharks.

Director

Rob Stewart

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Genre

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Production

Sharkwater Productions

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

Homepage

http://sharkwater.com

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By the time I surfaced,
I was a mile and a half - Sharkwater Extinction

By the time I surfaced, I was a mile and a half

That was very much a metaphor
for what we're going through now. - Sharkwater Extinction

That was very much a metaphor for what we're going thro...

So we just snuck
into Costa Rica. - Sharkwater Extinction

So we just snuck into Costa Rica.

The first time since 2002,
14 years ago, - Sharkwater Extinction

The first time since 2002, 14 years ago,

And we had a local contact
set up to do interviews for us. - Sharkwater Extinction

And we had a local contact set up to do interviews for us.

So, the word is already in the
Costa Rican government now that... - Sharkwater Extinction

So, the word is already in the Costa Rican government now th...

I'm here
and that Sharkwateris here, - Sharkwater Extinction

I'm here and that Sharkwateris here,

15 years ago, - Sharkwater Extinction

Millions of sharks
were being finned, - Sharkwater Extinction

Millions of sharks were being finned,

And I thought that if I could
change the public's view of sharks - Sharkwater Extinction

And I thought that if I could change the public's view ...

See that they're beautiful and
amazing and magnificent and important, - Sharkwater Extinction

See that they're beautiful and amazing and magnificent ...

Well, the movie, you know,
it took me five years, - Sharkwater Extinction

Well, the movie, you know, it took me five years,

We had to run from the country
while the coast guard - Sharkwater Extinction

We had to run from the country while the coast guard

And it, you know,
turned into this crazy story - Sharkwater Extinction

And it, you know, turned into this crazy story

The film, Sharkwater, - Sharkwater Extinction

The film, Sharkwater,

Today, shark finning is banned
throughout most of the world. - Sharkwater Extinction

Today, shark finning is banned throughout most of the world.

But now, sharks are in
more trouble than ever before. - Sharkwater Extinction

But now, sharks are in more trouble than ever before.

We're killing up to
150 million sharks a year, - Sharkwater Extinction

We're killing up to 150 million sharks a year,

There are 80 million sharks every
year that are getting killed, - Sharkwater Extinction

There are 80 million sharks every year that are getting kill...

And what's changed in Costa
Rica in the last ten years? - Sharkwater Extinction

And what's changed in Costa Rica in the last ten years?

Well,
it's changed dramatically from Sharkwater. - Sharkwater Extinction

Well, it's changed dramatically from Sharkwater.

We're actually turning into
marine conservation leaders - Sharkwater Extinction

We're actually turning into marine conservation leaders

Unfortunately, we had
a new president step in, - Sharkwater Extinction

Unfortunately, we had a new president step in,

We saw Costa Rica export 900
kilos of hammerhead shark fins - Sharkwater Extinction

We saw Costa Rica export 900 kilos of hammerhead shark fins

The government of Costa Rica just decided
to ignore its commitments with CITES - Sharkwater Extinction

The government of Costa Rica just decided to ignore its comm...

And they even got
the president of Costa Rica - Sharkwater Extinction

And they even got the president of Costa Rica

And that's when
we really flipped, - Sharkwater Extinction

And that's when we really flipped,

Uh, it's happening,
but without the permission - Sharkwater Extinction

Uh, it's happening, but without the permission

And just as it happens
with narcotrafficking - Sharkwater Extinction

And just as it happens with narcotrafficking

And the authorities
of Costa Rica - Sharkwater Extinction

And the authorities of Costa Rica

It's always the same with
them. Say one thing and do another. - Sharkwater Extinction

It's always the same with them. Say one thing and do an...

We're headed
to Puntarenas - Sharkwater Extinction

We're headed to Puntarenas

So we're gonna rock up to
Puntarenas, pull out our cameras, - Sharkwater Extinction

So we're gonna rock up to Puntarenas, pull out our came...

People don't realize there's so
much money in the trade of animals, - Sharkwater Extinction

People don't realize there's so much money in the ...

There's multimillionaires
playing mafia rings - Sharkwater Extinction

There's multimillionaires playing mafia rings

We're gonna meet
Williams Flores, - Sharkwater Extinction

We're gonna meet Williams Flores,

And so now we're back in Costa
Rica, we're gonna go meet him - Sharkwater Extinction

And so now we're back in Costa Rica, we're gonna g...

- How are you?
- Good. Come here. - Sharkwater Extinction

- How are you? - Good. Come here.

Get a life jacket.
It's better. - Sharkwater Extinction

Get a life jacket. It's better.

Sharks are worth
an enormous amount of money, - Sharkwater Extinction

Sharks are worth an enormous amount of money,

And, you know, a single pound
of fin is worth over $200 US. - Sharkwater Extinction

And, you know, a single pound of fin is worth over $200 US.

So, to fishermen around the
world in third-world countries, - Sharkwater Extinction

So, to fishermen around the world in third-world countries,

You don't need refrigeration
systems on your boat, - Sharkwater Extinction

You don't need refrigeration systems on your boat,

And it's... Sharks
are being fished everywhere. - Sharkwater Extinction

And it's... Sharks are being fished everywhere.

Ehm, no, this is
a little hammerhead. - Sharkwater Extinction

Ehm, no, this is a little hammerhead.

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Okay. - Sharkwater Extinction

- Yeah. - Yeah. Okay.

You cannot go... Especially if you're
gonna be shooting in Puntarenas. - Sharkwater Extinction

You cannot go... Especially if you're gonna be shooting...

You already know how
dangerous it is right there. - Sharkwater Extinction

You already know how dangerous it is right there.

I remember one shooting...
You were meeting, - Sharkwater Extinction

I remember one shooting... You were meeting,

Unfortunately, there's
very bad layers in it. - Sharkwater Extinction

Unfortunately, there's very bad layers in it.

When we realized how
much money there was in fins - Sharkwater Extinction

When we realized how much money there was in fins

Wow, that's a lot of fins. - Sharkwater Extinction

Wow, that's a lot of fins.

You think of Costa Rica and you think,
you know, lots of conservation happening. - Sharkwater Extinction

You think of Costa Rica and you think, you know, lots of con...

You don't expect one of the
most progressive countries - Sharkwater Extinction

You don't expect one of the most progressive countries

This hotel is from
the owner of Mariscos Wang. - Sharkwater Extinction

This hotel is from the owner of Mariscos Wang.

It's Diego, so it's one
of the big mafia - Sharkwater Extinction

It's Diego, so it's one of the big mafia

We have been sleeping here, - Sharkwater Extinction

We have been sleeping here,

You know,
we've been here thus far. - Sharkwater Extinction

You know, we've been here thus far.

Yeah, but we were flying
drones off the roof yesterday. - Sharkwater Extinction

Yeah, but we were flying drones off the roof yesterday.

Taking off
remote control helicopters - Sharkwater Extinction

Taking off remote control helicopters

So, now, - Sharkwater Extinction

After that,
I got death threats, - Sharkwater Extinction

After that, I got death threats,

The next time I saw Rob
was just before the last dive. - Sharkwater Extinction

The next time I saw Rob was just before the last dive.

I was chubby, I stuttered, - Sharkwater Extinction

I was chubby, I stuttered,

I had a goldfish bowl, I think,
from the time I was zero, - Sharkwater Extinction

I had a goldfish bowl, I think, from the time I was zero,

I had the opportunity
to go underwater - Sharkwater Extinction

I had the opportunity to go underwater

The only way I could go down
there and hang out with these fish - Sharkwater Extinction

The only way I could go down there and hang out with these f...

I saw the shark out
of the corner of my eye, - Sharkwater Extinction

I saw the shark out of the corner of my eye,

And the second it made eye contact with
me, it freaked out, - Sharkwater Extinction

And the second it made eye contact with me, it freaked out,

For me, that whole experience, - Sharkwater Extinction

For me, that whole experience,

And I'm here in Cat
Island in the Bahamas - Sharkwater Extinction

And I'm here in Cat Island in the Bahamas

Now, the oceanic whitetip shark was once the
most abundant large predator on the planet. - Sharkwater Extinction

Now, the oceanic whitetip shark was once the most abundant l...

They were everywhere,
but because they have massive fins - Sharkwater Extinction

They were everywhere, but because they have massive fins

When I heard these creatures
were spotted in this area, - Sharkwater Extinction

When I heard these creatures were spotted in this area,

Having never filmed them before,
and with a serious reputation, - Sharkwater Extinction

Having never filmed them before, and with a serious reputati...

They had the most expressive and
curious eyes I've seen in any shark. - Sharkwater Extinction

They had the most expressive and curious eyes I've seen...

And you can really
feel them reading you. - Sharkwater Extinction

And you can really feel them reading you.

The most important thing
for me when filming sharks - Sharkwater Extinction

The most important thing for me when filming sharks

And for that, people need to
see a bit of their softer side, - Sharkwater Extinction

And for that, people need to see a bit of their softer side,

What kind of shark you'd like
to catch today more than any other? - Sharkwater Extinction

What kind of shark you'd like to catch today more than ...

Right now? Uh, I'd like to
catch, uh, either a mako or a tiger. - Sharkwater Extinction

Right now? Uh, I'd like to catch, uh, either a mako or ...

Hammerheads are probably the most
common sharks we catch out here. - Sharkwater Extinction

Hammerheads are probably the most common sharks we catch out...

I mean, this is just an
animal that's on Earth - Sharkwater Extinction

I mean, this is just an animal that's on Earth

I mean, sure,
there's a decline in the sharks - Sharkwater Extinction

I mean, sure, there's a decline in the sharks

So, you put a trophy price on
something, it's gonna die. - Sharkwater Extinction

So, you put a trophy price on something, it's gonna die...

And, uh, you just have to wait. - Sharkwater Extinction

And, uh, you just have to wait.

What do you think it is people like
about going and fishing for sharks? - Sharkwater Extinction

What do you think it is people like about going and fishing ...

Sharks are the apex
predator, you know. - Sharkwater Extinction

Sharks are the apex predator, you know.

They always had been
and they always will be. - Sharkwater Extinction

They always had been and they always will be.

Sometimes, they'll come
right up to the boat, - Sharkwater Extinction

Sometimes, they'll come right up to the boat,

Sharkwater Extinction poster

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Filmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world's sharks.

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Director: Rob Stewart

Writer: Rob Stewart

Production: Sharkwater Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 76/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Feb 2019

Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations

Homepage: http://sharkwater.com