Do you have a source for that? I know I stopped diving when I saw "Jaws" in part because I met a victim of a real shark attack who had a huge bite mark (with MANY stitches) across his torso just before going in to see the movie. I was working with Jean-Michel Cousteau on Project Ocean Search programs back then. When he saw me suiting up to dive a few years later, he asked what got me back in the water. I said I had recently seen "Jaws II."
As for crime in Honduras, I was the marine biologist/underwater videographer on an eco-cruise line that sailed from Belize City to Puerto Cortes Honduras and Utila. Since I was diving when we hit Utila, I encountered no crime. However, when the staff and crew went into Puerto Cortes we were told to always stay in groups. I noticed a lot of eyes looking our way in the town and it didn't feel safe. We were told the same when in port in Belize City. The Bay Islands and offshore islands off Belize less so.
