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'Sharkwater' - The Toronto documentarian is best known for his film 'Sharkwater'.

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Environmental success - Shark finning, where shark fins are cut off, and the shark is dumped back into the ocean to drown, was banned all over the world following the movie.

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Shining example - 'Sharkwater' is considered to be one of the most successful environmental conservation films ever, as it resulted in shark finning being banned worldwide.

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'Sharkwater' awards - 'Sharkwater' won 13 awards internationally for Best Documentary, Best Film and Audience Award at various festivals.

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Sea Shephard - The documentary followed a group of radical environmentalists aboard the Sea Shephard, who intervene with illegal fishermen and sometimes attempt to sink the fishermen's ships.

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Shark extinction - 'Sharkwater' exposed the shark fishing industry for exploiting human fears to drive sharks into extinction.

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Shark fin soup - The documentary argued that the growing demand for shark fin soup and shark fins for their supposed medicinal qualities exacerbated the potential for extinction.

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Undercover - Stewart went undercover in 'Sharkwater', pretending to look for shark fins to buy while carrying a secret camera.

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Ecological reserves - In the documentary, Rob Stewart went to ecological reserves and found fishermen poaching sharks illegally.

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Reviews - Released in 2006, 'Sharkwater' is rated 8/10 on IMDb, 79% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.9/10 on Top Documentary Films.

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TIFF - 'Sharkwater' was named one of the top ten Canadian films of 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Genie - 'Sharkwater' was nominated for a Genie in Dest Documentary in 2008.

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Celebrity support - Animal rights celebrities like Hayden Panettiere, star of 'Heroes' and 'Nashville', publicly supported the documentary.

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Kelly Hu - Kelly Hu, who starred in 'Cradle 2 the Grave' and 'Scorpion King' also endorsed the film.

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'Sharkwater: An Odyssey to Save the Planet' - Stewart's first book was entitled 'Sharkwater: An Odyssey to Save the Planet'.

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Toronto-born - Rob Stewart was born in Toronto and learned underwater photography when he was a teenager.

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Chief photographer - Rob Stewart was the chief photographer for the Canadian Wildlife Federation's publications for four years.

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University of Western Ontario - Stewart went to Western and got his bachelor's of biology there.

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Zoology and marine biology - He also studied zoology and marine biology in Jamaica and Kenya.

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Galapagos Marine Reserve - Stewart was inspired to embark on 'Sharkwater' when he saw illegal fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.

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15 countries - Stewart traveled to 15 countries studying sharks.

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'Revolution' - Stewart released his second documentary, called 'Revolution', in 2012.

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Humans versus Earth - The film travels to 11 countries and argues humans are the Earth's biggest threat.

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Less sucessful - 'Revolution' was less successful and received less attention than 'Sharkwater'.

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'Save the Humans' - Stewart also released a book in 2012 called 'Save the Humans' about his life and how sharks keep the ecosystem in the ocean balanced.

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'The Fight for Bala' - Stewart also co-directed a documentary called 'The Fight for Bala', released through The Huffington Post.

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'The Fight for Bala' - The documentary followed a group of residents fighting against the construction of a power plant in their community in Muskoka, Ontario.

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Charities - Stewart was on the board of charities like WildAid, Shark Savers and the Shark Research Institute, and recently founded his own charity, United Conservationists

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TV Shows - Stewart appeared on Larry King Live, The Today Show, Tonight Show, The Late Show, Nightline, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, ET Canada, Bloomberg, The Hour, BBC1 and MTV.

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Making Toronto better - Stewart was voted best living resident for making Toronto a better place in a 2011 Grid Newspaper poll.

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Twitter - Rob Stewart has 18,300 followers on Twitter.

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Kickstarter - Stewart launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 'Sharkwater' sequel, 'Sharkwater: Exinction' in 2016.

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Diving - While shooting 'Sharkwater: Extinction', Stewart went diving with a partner off the coast of Florida.

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Queen of Nassau - The pair were filming in the deep water wreck of the 'Queen of Nassau'.

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Partner passed out - Stewart's partner passed out when the pair were reboarding their shp.

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Dissapeared - The ship's crew rushed to help Stewart's partner just before Stewart vanished.

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Found - The United States Coast Guard found his body three days later, 61 metres below water.

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Cause of death - The exact cause of death is still unknown.

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37 - He was 37 years old when he died.

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Rob Stewart Award - The award for best Science or Nature Documentary Program at the Canadian Screen Awards has been renamed the Rob Stewart Award.

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Finishing 'Sharkwater: Extinction' - A plan is currently underway involving environmentally-friendly company Lush and Stewart's family to finish 'Sharkwater: Extinction'.

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