An endurance swimmer has said "we must stop killing sharks" as he completed a 60-mile (96km) trek around the area where Jaws was filmed. Lewis Pugh, a conservationist from Plymouth, swam in stormy weather around the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts,

"This year marks the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the movie that portrayed the ocean’s apex predator as a 'monster,' sparking irrational fear and retribution," it continues. "Shockingly, more than a third of shark species are now at risk of extinction. This is a disaster for ocean health."

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh is swimming 100 kilometres around the U.S. island of Martha’s Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed 50 years ago, and a hot spot for great whites. He admits he's a bit frightened,