Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Robert John Stewart, also known as Rob Stewart, was a Canadian filmmaker, conservationist, and activist.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born: February 28, 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: January 7, 2017, Wellington, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Canadian, Filmmaker, Conservationist, Activist
As a filmmaker and conservationist, Rob Stewart spent his life exploring the ocean's depths to raise awareness about its importance and the impact of human activities on marine ecosystems.
Early Life and Background
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Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Stewart was fascinated by the ocean from an early age. He developed a passion for filmmaking while studying at Ryerson Polytechnic University (now known as Toronto Metropolitan University). Stewart's family had a strong influence on his love for wildlife; his father was a zoologist and conservationist.
Major Accomplishments
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Stewart's most notable work is the documentary film "Sharkwater," which premiered in 2006. The film exposed the reality of shark finning, an industry that saw thousands of sharks killed annually for their fins. This groundbreaking film sparked a global movement to protect sharks and other marine species.
Notable Works or Actions
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"Sharkwater" (2006): A documentary film exposing the shark fin trade and its devastating effects on shark populations.
"Revolution" (2011): A sequel to "Sharkwater," which explored the consequences of pollution, climate change, and overfishing on marine ecosystems.
* Activism: Stewart's conservation efforts extended beyond filmmaking. He was a vocal advocate for ocean protection and worked with governments, organizations, and individuals worldwide to raise awareness about marine issues.
Impact and Legacy
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Stewart's work has had a profound impact on global conservation efforts. His films have inspired millions of people to care about the ocean and its inhabitants. The shark fin trade has significantly decreased since the release of "Sharkwater," thanks in part to Stewart's activism.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Rob Stewart is remembered as a passionate advocate for ocean conservation, using his platform as a filmmaker to raise awareness about pressing marine issues. His work continues to inspire new generations of activists and filmmakers working towards a more sustainable future.
Stewart's dedication to protecting the ocean's wildlife has left an enduring legacy that will be felt for years to come.
Quotes by Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart's insights on:
Specialists are the animals that remind us what an incredible fluke it is that our world exists at all; that the temperature is what it is, that the air we breathe is 21 percent oxygen. They remind us how much damage even the smallest changes to that system can cause and they show us how badly we’re screwing things up.
What you buy doesn’t make you cool, it makes you the opposite. Stop buying stuff just to have more stuff. Most of us have enough of everything already. Let’s care for what we’ve got, instead, and dispose of our disposable society.
No anti-slavery crusader aimed for a partial solution or settled on a regimen of interim targets. The fight to end slavery was a fight to end 100 percent of slavery for all time. In just that way, we can’t settle for partial measures if we are going to win the war for our world. We need to fight for 100 percent sustainability, now.
We are our own asteroid. Our consumption of fossil fuels has released – is releasing – a store of carbon into the atmosphere that has been accumulating for hundreds of millions of years. Corals, plankton, predators: everything in the ocean is screaming at us to stop. If we don’t listen and take action right now, we could be witnesses to the death of most life on earth. We will be the cause of that death... We will have erased ourselves in a blink of geologic time.
The vision of the ideal life that we’ve been taught in the West, which is gaining ever more purchase in China and India and elsewhere, feeds the system we need to undo. Go to school in order to get a degree in order to get a job in order to earn money so you can try to buy happiness because your life sucks, then retire and die: this is not meaningful living.
It went pretty well. We had a little bit of trouble last night. All in all, it was a good race, and we managed a respectable finish. Without the problems with the engine during the night we could have finished in the top 10 very easily. We kept ourselves clean, and we ran a good pace. We didn't overrun the car.
Absolutely -- we would be completely supportive of any progressive moves like that. God knows we need it here in Clark County.
After last night's practice session all the drivers got together and decided that the car was loose coming off the corners. Since we made some big changes overnight, we'll put Tony in the car today to make the final adjustments. We seem to like what Tony likes, so we'll all benefit from Tony's input.