About 59 attacks were reported in the waters of the United States waters and 30 of those occurred in Florida.
The ISAF is a part of the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. This organization has said that such incidents of shark attacks are the result of growing human population and resulting increase in human activity in the world's oceans.
People around the world have been increasing its upsurge and interest in aquatic recreation. Therefore, we should also expect a rise in the number of shark attacks along with other aquatic recreation-related injuries.
The truth is that we humans are actually besieging the sharks out of their own environment. The sharks are often found near shore areas where people throng. As the human population continues to grow, the concern for the number of sharks also keeps rising.
Last summer it was reported that the great white shark population is on the rise. Nevertheless, the other shark populations seem to be declining due to overfishing and also habitat loss.
Warm ocean waters due to climate change and the presence of a strong El Niño are being cited as a ‘double whammy’, resulting in the rise of shark attacks.
We all know that sharks are warm-water species and are thus, covering a wider area than before. During summer, the sharks head farther north or south depending on the hemisphere they are present in.
Every year the number of attacks is subjected to a number of factors such as changes in meteorological and oceanographic conditions. Simultaneously, the socioeconomic factors also influencing this number.
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