She filmed sharks for ‘Jaws’ — then she dedicated her life to protecting them
Covering more than 1,600 miles (2,575 km), the Great Barrier Reef shelters over 1,000 different fish species. Sea turtles, dolphins, humpback whales, sea snakes and sharks glide through this underwater paradise — one of the world’s most complex and fragile natural ecosystems. ### Many people have dived in these waters, but few know them like Australian marine conservationist and shark enthusiast Valerie Taylor. ### Valerie and her late husband, Ron Taylor, were among the first…