Without sharks, you take away the apex predator of the ocean, and you destroy the entire food chain
Peter BenchleyIf man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct.
Peter BenchleySharks have everything a scientist dreams of. They're beautifulโGod, how beautiful they are! They're like an impossibly perfect piece of machinery. They're as graceful as any bird. They're as mysterious as any animal on earth. No one knows for sure how long they live or what impulsesโexcept for hungerโthey respond to. There are more than two hundred and fifty species of shark, and everyone is different from every other one.
Peter Benchley