It helped people become interested in sharks and their importance to the world's ecosystem, said Mikhail, who helped Stewart promote Sharkwater. "He created a great momentum for sharks worldwide." "His work with sharks is pretty unparalleled," veteran wildlife filmmaker Jeff Turner told CBC News on Wednesday. Toronto filmmaker Rob Stewart went missing during a dive off of Florida Tuesday afternoon. But what drives wildlife filmmakers like Turner and Stewart is the desire to share this knowledge of the wild with audiences.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2017 21:40 UTC