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The file has recorded 17 unprovoked shark bites since 1882 in Monroe County For comparison, Volusia County in northern Florida has had 312, earning the area the designation of "the shark bite
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The U S figures—29 unprovoked attacks in 2011, compared to an average of 39 1 for the past decade—"were the lowest since 1998 and continue a downward trend," said Burgess, a shark expert at
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Gavin J P Naylor, director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, said people can assess the risk level by comparing the probability of a shark attack to that of other beach dangers For
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Two of those attacks were fatal, one in California and another in Hawaii Florida had more shark bites than any other state Worldwide, there was an increase in the number of unprovoked shark attacks Scientists say 69 of those happened during 2023 up from 63 in 2022 While 10 were fatal, Naylor said it's important to put that number into
- The Top 10 Deadliest Sharks in the World - HubPages
Blacktip sharks are also quite aggressive and are responsible for an astounding 16-percent of shark attacks each year To date, 42 unprovoked attacks on humans have been documented worldwide, along with 13 separate (provoked) attacks Of these, one resulted in death
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In the US Florida leads the way with 928 unprovoked attacks (57%), most of these (351 – 34%) are from Volusia County This may be due to breakthrough emergency communications with Volusia County and thus more reports Many of the reports are minor, small bites from small sharks such as blacktips, but unprovoked none the less
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