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JAWSIE AWARDS

WHEN: 1.20pm Saturday, March 22

WHERE: Bondi Pavilion, Bondi

Ocean Lovers Festival will be staging the first ever JAWSIE Awards, where a series of International awards will be given this year to mark the 50th Anniversary of the motion picture Jaws. The aim is to highlight the balance between beach safety and public education regarding shark policies following human-shark interaction.

Our friend Dr Chris Pepin-Neff, one of the most eminent ‘Jaws’ researchers from The University of Sydney is going to join us to present the awards, explore and celebrate sharks.

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Here are the winners of the JAWSIE 2025 Awards!

  • Best Beach Community - Manly

  • Best Shark Researcher - John West

  • American President Most Likely to Blame Shark Attacks on DEI - Donald Trump

  • People’s Choice of a Favourite Shark Film - Envoy: Shark Cull

  • Most Sensationalist Reporting - Shark Week - Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives 

  • Youth Ocean Advocate - Taylor Ladd-Hudson

  • The Golden Jawsie Award for Ocean Royalty - Valerie Taylor AO

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