Director Steven Spielberg has said he "truly regrets" the decimation of the shark population following the success of the Oscar-winning film Jaws.
Spielberg says he fears sharks are "mad" at him for "the feeding frenzy of crazy sword fishermen that happened after 1975".
The film has been blamed for misrepresenting great whites and leading to trophy hunting in the US.
The 1975 film Jaws tells the story of a great white shark that attacks a US seaside town, which influenced a rise in sports fishing across America.
Research has suggested the number of large sharks fell along the eastern seaboard of North America in the years following its release.
The 75-year-old American is known for many Hollywood blockbusters including E.T., Schindler's List and Jurassic Park.
[Source: BBC]
