30th Anniversary Of Shark Week: 'You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat'

BRADENTON, FL -- Duunnn duhh... duunnn duhh ....

Get ready for The Discovery Channel to submerge viewers in everything related to the ocean's most fearsome predator.

The Discovery Channel is celebrating its 30th anniversary of Shark Week with a week full of TV specials starting on Sunday, July 22 when the network presents "Alien Sharks Greatest Hits" at 7 p.m.

Even Southwest Airlines is getting into the spirit of Shark Week with the unveiling of its Shark Week-themed planes, which have been spotted flying to and from airports around the country.

Long before director Steven Spielberg turned author Peter Benchley's book, "Jaws," into a film in 1975 starring Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider, people have been fascinated by these sea creatures.

There are more than 500 species of shark, a number of which are very familiar to Floridians as Capt. Barry Moss of Harbour Isle can attest.

Moss recently captured a video of a whale shark spotted about 20 miles off Anna Maria Island. That's about the closest these giant sharks get to the shore.

Moss noted that this guy was longer than his 25-foot Grady White boat.

The largest confirmed whale shark, by the way, 41.5 feet long and weighed 47,000 pounds.

Trivia time: Besides, "You're gonna need a bigger boat," what's your favorite quote from "Jaws?"

Video via Capt. Barry Moss