Shark Science and Movie Making Infamy, hosted by Dr. Steve Kessel.

Join us for a journey through the now infamous challenges experienced by the cast and crew during the making of Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws, the unprecedented success post release that resulted in the origin of the term ‘blockbuster!’, the real work impacts on people’s relationships with sharks, bad and good, and what was accurately and inaccurately portrayed from the perspective of a seasoned shark scientist.

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Steven Kessel, Ph.D.
Director of Marine Research

Steve Kessel oversees marine research projects protecting economically important species in The Bahamas in addition to conducting his own original research on Caribbean shark species.

Education
Ph.D., Marine Biology and Ecology, Cardiff University
B.Sc., Marine Geography, Cardiff University