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Species Implicated in Attacks – International Shark Attack File This list must be used with caution because attacks involving easily identified species, such as white, tiger, sandtiger, hammerhead and nurse sharks, nearly always identify the attacking species, while cases involving difficult to identify species, such as requiem sharks of the genus Carcharhinus, seldom correctly identify the attacker Thus
Sharks! - Infoplease In 2015, while there were 98 confirmed "unprovoked" shark attacks — surpassing the previous high of 88 in 2000 — in the world, there were actually fewer deaths: 6 deaths in 2015 compared with 11 deaths in 2000
Sharks of the Mediterranean Sea - Owlcation Types of Sharks in the Mediterranean There are believed to be as many as 47 different species of shark in the Mediterranean Sea if not more While some are deep-water dwellers, usually found at depths of 200+ meters (where no casual swimmer will ever encounter them), others can be seen basking in the warm, shallow waters closer to shore
The PH’s unique shark and ray diversity | Inquirer Opinion The Philippines is a special place in the world for sharks and rays The first megamouth shark babies ever recorded was when a 5 6-meter megamouth pregnant with seven pups stranded in Dipaculao, Aurora, in November 2023 Only discovered in 1976, the megamouth shark is one of the rarest sharks on Earth, with only a few hundred recorded worldwide
Species-specific at-vessel mortality of sharks and rays . . . Further, WA has extensive recreational fisheries that interact with sharks and rays While some species are able to be retained, there are size and bag limits, and totally protected species of sharks and rays (www fish wa gov au) Thus high proportions of sharks and rays are discarded, although identification to species level is relatively poor
Oceanic whitetip shark - Wikipedia The oceanic whitetip shark is known by many other english common names: Brown Milbert's sand bar shark, brown shark, shipwreck shark, nigano shark, oceanic white-tipped whaler, whitetip shark, [4] or lesser white shark This species was described in 1831 by naturalist René-Primevère Lesson, who named the shark Carcharhinus maou