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On average, there are 16 shark attacks per year in the United States, with one fatality every two years. [30] According to the ISAF, the US states in which the most attacks have occurred are Florida, Hawaii, California, Texas and the Carolinas, though attacks have occurred in almost every coastal state. [31]
The NSW prawn trawling industry alone results in 64 tonnes of shark as bycatch each year, [64] with two thirds dying. [81] Tuna and swordfish longline fishing off the coast of South Africa reported 39,000 to 43,000 sharks killed each year between 1995 and 2005. [ 81 ]
2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark attacks. But the U.S. still led the globe - again. See where the fatal attacks happened.
Shark attacks capture a disproportionate share of public attention, given their rarity (cows kill more people annually). Historian of marine science Samantha Muka, of Stevens Institute of ...
The NSW prawn trawling industry alone results in 64 tonne of shark as bycatch each year, [48] with two thirds dying. [49] Tuna and swordfish longline fishing off the coast of South Africa reported 39,000 to 43,000 sharks died each year between 1995 and 2005. [ 49 ]
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There have been eight deaths linked to shark attacks in the country this year, which is the most in nearly a century. Scientists believe that climate change might be contributing to the spike ...
Based on an analysis of average shark weights, this translates into a total annual mortality estimate of about 100 million sharks in 2000, and about 97 million sharks in 2010, with a total range of possible values between 63 and 273 million sharks per year. [133] [134] Sharks are a common seafood in many places, including Japan and Australia.