Not a tall tale! U.S. saw a massive drop in the number of unprovoked shark attacks in the last year
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File database – the world’s only scientifically documented and comprehensive database of all known shark attacks – keeps track of the incidents. Last year, International Shark Attack File Director Dr. Gavin Naylor told The Independent that it had been “a fairly low incident year.” open image in gallery The number of recorded unprovoked shark bites is down markedly from last year. The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File database says there were just 47 unprovoked attacks in 2024 But, the reason for the shift remains as murky as the increasingly warming ocean waters, that often send sharks closer to shore. open image in gallery International Shark Attack File Director Dr. Gavin Naylor previously told The Independent that 60 percent of unprovoked shark bites in the database are in low visibility water.
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