Dogs kill 40 people each year. Cows kill 20 people each year. Snakes kill five people each year. Vending machine accidents kill two people every year. We compared the shark attack numbers from to to the total number of shark attacks that have been recorded for each state going back to A large percentage of the total attacks for each state were found to have occurred during the past ten years. Why are shark attacks on the rise in recent years?
The increases have been traced to human destruction of shark's habitats through development and tourism as well as climate change. But however low shark attack risk is, it still happens. In fact, the USA still leads globally with 53 recorded fatalities so far.
Environmental and oceanic factors tend to play a huge role in shark attack occurrences in certain waters. For this reason, the Eastern coastal beaches of the USA record more shark attacks than the Western coast.
In addition, the warm weather of areas like Hawaii and Florida attracts many sharks and tourists; increasing the probability of shark attack incidents. Another factor is the species of shark common in the vicinity of a particular beach. Thus there are fewer incidences of shark attacks. Through history, shark attacks have been recorded; the period between and accounts for of those. Luckily, none was fatal. Due to the weather conditions around Daytona and the New Smyrna beach, thousands of tourists flock here for the warm weather and recreational activities.
Over history, there have been recorded shark incidences. Cocoa Beach, a favorite beach spot in Brevard accounted for four shark attacks in Another Florida beach, Palm Beach had 24 shark attack incidences from the period between and Some time back, news agency CNN on filming thousands migrating off the coast asked people to keep off the waters.
The warm beaches, however, have not stopped people from enjoying recreational activities closer to shark habitats. From to alone, 35 incidences of shark attacks were recorded, increasing or decreasing as the years roll by. A record high was in where over 60 percent of shark attacks in Hawaii occurred in Maui.
The next time you plan a vacation in Hawaii, be sure not to interrupt the Maui sharks in their natural residence. Hawaiian Oahu made headlines in for the high number of shark attacks despite the incident record high of The case was so radical that the authorities had to debate on closing the beach entirely after a victim had to be hospitalized. Volusia County is commonly referred to as the shark attack capital of the world.
Johns, 17 of which occurred after the turn of the millennium 15 years onwards. Home to famous tourist beaches Crescent, St. This underscores the importance of global efforts to improve ocean rescue, medical care and shark education.
While Australia had a higher incidence of fatal bites than normal in , this is not cause for alarm. At this time, there is no evidence that the recent spike in fatalities is causally linked to any natural phenomena. It is likely the product of chance, a conclusion underscored by the fact that the number of unprovoked bites in Australian waters is in line with recent five-year trends.
ISAF offers resources for reducing your risk of shark bite and instructions for what to do if you are attacked. While the incidence of bites both in the U. As we first reported in June, the observed drop in shark bite incidents may have been caused by the widespread quarantines, closed beaches and minimized vacation travel in response to the COVID pandemic.
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