Jaws 40 years on is being marked by a super summer of sharks at the Blue Planet Aquarium.

The attraction is launching a spectacular event to mark the 40th anniversary of the film.

Visitors will be able to come face to face with several different species of sharks and rays ranging from tiny baby dogfish wriggling in their egg-cases and bizarre-looking guitar sharks to 3m long sand tiger and nurse sharks.

The award-winning aquarium at Cheshire Oaks is said to be home to one of the largest shark collections in Europe.

During the summer visitors will be able to enjoy close encounters with everything from epaulette sharks and bamboo sharks to bizarre-looking zebra sharks and elegant black tips.

Using a mixture of exhibitions, entertaining talks, diving demonstrations and fun activities, the Summer of Sharks aims to dispel many of the popular misconceptions of sharks as mindless man-eaters.

Blue Planet Aquarium’s Phil Jones said: “Despite the negative portrayal of great whites in the film Jaws it has definitely helped to raise the profile of these amazing creatures.

“We’re hoping this event will provide new insights into every aspect of their lives from unhatched egg-cases to fully grown adults.”

There will be up to 14 daily talks, feeds and shows throughout the summer holidays and the aquarium is also staging a series of special events in July and August.

From July 20 to August 1 and August 9-15 there will be ‘Rockpool Rummaging’ where visitors can discover these amazing miniature worlds and the hardy creatures that call them home from starfish to spider crabs.

Amazon Adventure, which runs from August 2–8, will explore the mysterious freshwater habitats of this natural habitat, home to giant pacu and the feared piranha.

From August 16–22 it’s Amazing Africa Week highlighting the extraordinary aquatic species living in and around Lake Malawi, including colourful cichlids.

People will be able to enjoy the beauty of tropical coral reefs in Caribbean Calypso from August 23–30 and there will be a guest appearance over the Bank Holiday weekend August 29 –31 as part of the Magical Mermaid Weekend.