
Jaws: Danger or Hype?
Western Australia calls itself the world's deadliest place for shark attacks, and this film examines the aftermath: a string of fatal encounters that pushed the state government to order a cull of large sharks near popular beaches. Interviews with fishermen, scientists, and grieving families lay out the two sides of the argument, from those who want tagged great whites killed on sight to marine biologists who argue the policy is driven by fear rather than data. Footage of patrol boats, baited drum lines, and coastal communities on edge shows what the policy looks like in practice, while conservationists make the case that shark numbers are not actually rising and that human behavior in the water is the bigger variable. The film sits inside the real tension between public safety and species protection, letting officials defend the cull and critics call it political theater, without settling which side is right.