Are sharks headed to Davy Jones locker?
When Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, died last month, he had spent much of the last 20 years trying to change the image of sharks portrayed in his book and subsequent movie. Peter didn’t create the demonic image of sharks reflected in “Jaws.” People had been doing that long before him. But he ended up feeling badly about it nonetheless, and devoted much of his life afterward to helping people appreciate the remarkable characteristics of sharks and the important role they play in the world’s oceans. In many respects Peter succeeded, and a whole new generation of young people has become …
