Many modern environmentalists accuse the movie “Jaws” of triggering an assault on sharks that has severely reduced their numbers in many parts of the world. Inspired in part by the famous Jersey Shore attacks of 1916, the shark is portrayed as a heartless predator or “perfect killing machine” that finds its innocent victims minding their own business.

With this in mind, the last shark story in this series is a little different – the shark is the victim.