<P> The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 killed 4 people in the first 2 weeks of July 1916 along the New Jersey shore and Matawan Creek in New Jersey . They are generally credited as the beginning of media attention on shark attacks in the United States of America . </P> <P> In 2010 nine Australian survivors of shark attacks banded together to promote a more positive view of sharks . The survivors made particular note of the role of the media in distorting the fear of sharks . Films such as Jaws were the cause of large - scale hunting and killing of thousands of sharks . There are some television shows, such as the famous Shark Week, that are dedicated to the preservation of these animals . They are able to prove through scientific studies that sharks are not interested in attacking humans and generally mistake humans as prey . </P> <Ul> <Li> George Coulthard (1856--1883), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer </Li> <Li> Mick Fanning (1981--), Australian surfer </Li> <Li> Rodney Fox (1940--), Australian filmmaker and conservationist </Li> <Li> Bethany Hamilton (1990--), American surfer </Li> <Li> Brook Watson (1735--1807), British soldier and mayor </Li> </Ul> <Li> George Coulthard (1856--1883), Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer </Li>

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