Hooper won’t be driving this boat, chief.Ocean conservationists are creating a replica of the Orca from the beloved film “Jaws” to conduct shark research and help educate the public about the sea creatures.The Orca III project is helmed by David Bigelow, who acquired an old lobster fishing vessel, called the Lydia, and is working to renovate it.
Bigelow, who appeared as an extra in “Jaws,” said he was moved to take on the project because of an increase in recent shark sightings near Martha’s Vineyard — where Steven Spielberg shot his Oscar-winning 1975 blockbuster.“The need to educate people about the new ecosystem we’re living in, because of climate change and the seal population, is probably our only defense,” Bigelow said, sighting two.
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