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Sharkwater Extinction

And we had a local contactset up to do interviews for us

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

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And we had a local contact set up to do interviews for us.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:39
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sharkwater Productions

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Movie Summary

Filmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world's sharks.
So, the word is already in the Costa Rican government now that... - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
So, the word is already in the Costa Rican government now th...
I'm here and that Sharkwateris here, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
I'm here and that Sharkwateris here,
15 years ago, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
15 years ago,
Millions of sharks were being finned, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:16
Millions of sharks were being finned,
And I thought that if I could change the public's view of sharks - Sharkwater Extinction 00:07
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 00:09
See that they're beautiful and amazing and magnificent ...
Well, the movie, you know, it took me five years, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
Well, the movie, you know, it took me five years,
We had to run from the country while the coast guard - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
We had to run from the country while the coast guard
And it, you know, turned into this crazy story - Sharkwater Extinction 00:07
And it, you know, turned into this crazy story
The film, Sharkwater, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:14
The film, Sharkwater,
Today, shark finning is banned throughout most of the world. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
Today, shark finning is banned throughout most of the world.
But now, sharks are in more trouble than ever before. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:04
But now, sharks are in more trouble than ever before.
We're killing up to 150 million sharks a year, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
We're killing up to 150 million sharks a year,
There are 80 million sharks every year that are getting killed, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:08
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 00:04
And what's changed in Costa Rica in the last ten years?
Well, it's changed dramatically from Sharkwater. - Sharkwater Extinction 00:05
Well, it's changed dramatically from Sharkwater.
We're actually turning into marine conservation leaders - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
We're actually turning into marine conservation leaders
Unfortunately, we had a new president step in, - Sharkwater Extinction 00:10
Unfortunately, we had a new president step in,
We saw Costa Rica export 900 kilos of hammerhead shark fins - Sharkwater Extinction 00:06
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 00:12
The government of Costa Rica just decided to ignore its comm...