Jersey Shore towns mark 100 years since shark bloodbath that inspired ‘Jaws’
"It really created a firestorm of media coverage and fears among people who visited the New Jersey Coast. It was huge."
Matawan Creek
100 years since Jersey Shore attacks taught us to fear — and respect — sharks
Experts say our knowledge, and appreciation, of the ocean's top predator has grown immensely since that bloody 12-day period in early July 1916.