• Friday, Mar. 1, 2019
Documentary released 2 years after filmmaker's diving death
In this 2016 photo made available by Sharkwater, filmmaker and deep sea diver Rob Stewart dives in the Bahamas. Stewart died during an underwater film shoot off Islamorada in January, 2017. His family and friends finished Stewart's film " Sharkwater Extinction", a documentary on contaminated shark meat. (Will Allen/Sharkwater via AP)
  • MIAMI (AP)
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The family and friends of a Canadian filmmaker and conservationist who died during a shark-filming excursion in the Florida Keys are releasing his final documentary.

"Sharkwater Extinction" made a limited theatrical release Friday. Sharkwater Productions says the DVD is set for release March 19, and the film will stream on Amazon Prime starting in April.

Rob Stewart's 2006 documentary, "Sharkwater," examined the impact of shark hunting on the ocean's ecosystem. His 2013 film, "Revolution," focused on environmental collapse.

The new film continues to focus on the impact of shark hunting on the environment. Stewart's parents say the 37-year-old had already filmed about 400 hours of footage when he died in January 2017 while diving off the coast of Islamorada, Florida.

His parents say they found extensive notes on his tablet computer and used them to complete the film.


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