
<p>A section of the Great Barrier Reef has been named after the late Australian "shark man" Ron Taylor, who filmed some of the iconic underwater footage in the movie Jaws.</p><p>The reef, 350 kilometres off Mackay, was officially named in his honour on Friday to acknowledge the four decades he spent garnering support for the conservation of the reef.</p><p>"Ron would be thrilled to have a reef named after him," his wife, Valerie, who lives in Sydney, said.</p><p>"We were always both very passionate about protecting the reef."</p><p><a href="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/10/25/14/57/qld-reef-named-after-shark-man-ron-taylor">Keep reading...</a></p>