- South Carolina: 9-foot great white shark detected off the coast
Above file video: Swimmer bit by shark at Hilton Head Island's Burkes BeachA 9-foot, 400-pound shark is making its home just off the coast of South Carolina According to OCEARCH, the shark -- affectionately named Anne Bonny -- pinged January 9 south of Georgetown The juvenile great white shark measures 9 feet, 3 inches and weighs 425 pounds Anne Bonny was initially tagged back in April 2023
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The Worst Shark Attack In U S History—And Possibly The World Events like the USS Indianapolis shark attacks are incredibly rare, even in the vast and unpredictable oceans Sharks rarely
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According to the International Shark Attack File (the only comprehensive, scientifically vetted list of shark attacks), annual shark attack fatalities are actually decreasing from year to year But, the United States is still far in the lead for unprovoked attacks, with 47 of the 73 shark attacks happening in the United States last year
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Worldwide, the International Shark Attack File notes 38 shark attacks on divers from 1990 through 1999 In the 10 years before this data, the number was 34, and only 20% of those attacks were fatal Of the 470 shark species, only 30 have been found to have attacked humans, and only 4 of the 30 species make up most of the attacks
- No, there havent been more shark attacks this year globally . . .
Compare that to 73 around the world in 2021, and the five-year average of 72 attacks each year "So when we look at it globally, it's really quite a standard year," Naylor said
- Australia leads world as fatal shark attacks double
Australia had more fatal shark attacks than any other country last year despite our beach safety being considered the world's best The 10 fatal attacks globally in 2023 doubled the five in
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Shark attacks have seen a dramatic surge in 2023, with 70 unprovoked shark attack bites this year, 12 of which have been fatal That is compared to 75 in 2022, nine of which were fatal
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