The Shark Brothers
... Just When You Thought it Was About to get Quiet
Their hands-on experience with some of nature’s deadliest and most threatened wildlife, a penchant for adventure, and a lifetime spent traveling the world as musicians in the entertainment industry, led to their media nickname, ‘The Shark Brothers’. It’s one they’ve gladly adopted and when asked, ‘Why sharks’? Their response is swift. ‘For us, it all started when we saw the movie, JAWS, as little kids. Our initial fear soon turned to a complete fascination and respect for these animals and their marine habitats. That changed everything for us’.
Now, as divers, anglers, researchers and filmmakers, they specialize in leveraging that experience and their entertainment background to shine a dedicated spotlight on these formidable, but fragile apex predators. The brothers are firm believers that ‘When executed effectively, entertainment can be used as a powerful education and motivational tool. If our efforts can provoke and inspire people to truly enjoy, value and respect the planet’s natural resources, then they’ll feel compelled to join in efforts to protect them'.
As known specialists in research tagging and related resource management efforts, they’re credited with perfecting live-animal documentation procedures that inspired the 'International Land-Based Shark Fishing Association'. Founded by them in 2006, it's the first and only organization to promote and officially certify world-records for released sharks. They've been instrumental in pioneering sanctioned shark release tournaments and are staunch advocates for the rights of responsible recreational sportsmen and women.
Film and TV projects include a documentary chronicling the history and evolution of recreational sport fishing for sharks, during part of which, they lived with and filmed the last years of the sport's founding father, Frank 'The Monster Man' Mundus, who is the real-life inspiration for the book and movie, JAWS, and its shark-hunting character, 'Captain Quint'. Their lives are also routinely documented for the non-fiction series, 'Adventure and Wildlife'.
Currently, they're Co-Directors and Production Supervisors for the Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge Tournament Series. Strategic alliances in this effort include respected individuals and organizations from the angling, marine conservation, scientific research and tournament communities. Their mission for this groundbreaking effort is to establish the sustainable gold standard shark release tournament format of the future.
In addition to their work with sharks, the brothers lend their time and experience as volunteers with various wildlife rescue centers in their southwest Florida community, specializing in the recovery, rehabilitation and reintroduction of injured and orphaned wildlife species, ranging from owls to alligators. All these efforts are documented for use in various projects aimed at giving much deserved credit to those they work with and refer to as ‘wildlife’s unsung heroes’.
In addition to current projects, and schedules permitting, we welcome inquiries for collaborative opportunities related to: production (field and post), stock footage, in-person and remote expert guest appearance (all mediums) and event or production hosting-presenting.