The film documents the mass slaughter of the biggest fish on our planet - The Whale Shark. Directed by Mike Pandey the film was the first time Whale Sharks were filmed in Indian waters and tragically was also the evidence of the slaughter that was taking place. *Stock Footage Available* The film is an effort to create awareness and gather support to protect and conserve this species. The aim is to eventually help create policies to ban whale shark trade in India and find sustainable alternatives for the local fishing community. This film moved the government of India into bringing in legislation and banning the killing of the Whale Sharks on Indian shores. The Whale Shark was declared protected under the Indian Wildlife Act- 1972, bringing it at par with the tigers and the Rhino. This was a landmark move. It was the first marine species to be protected under the Indian law. In November 2002, at the international CITES meet in Chile, Santiago, a negative voting changed into an overwhelming positive after this film was shown to the delegates - bringing global protection of the Whale Shark and giving the largest fish in the world a new lease of life. The Film has also been greatly successful in bringing about change in the attitude of fisher folk

Awards won: 1. THE GREEN OSCAR -Winner of the Worlds most Prestigious GREEN OSCAR / PANDA AWARD, Wildscreen Festival, Bristol, UK - 2000 2. The Citta Di Toronto at the Cinemambiente Award - 2001 3. The 6th Sichuan TV Festival , China - 2001 4. The Honour of Knowledge Award at Bratislava, Slovakia - 2001 5. The Golden Jury Award, Worldfest, Houston- 2002 6. The Rolls Royce, Commonwealth Broadcasting Award, UK- 2002 7. Ecofilm, Award in the Category of Documentary, Oct 2002 8. Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Award, Nov 2002 9. Wildlife trust of India, Endangered Species Award, 2002 10. Vatavaran 2003 Prithvi Ratan Award for Outstanding Achievement in Global Conservation, November 2003 11.National Award for Best Adventure & Exploration Film, 2005