Not a tall tale! U.S. saw a massive drop in the number of unprovoked shark attacks in the last year
Not a tall tale! U.S. saw a massive drop in the number of unprovoked shark attacks in the last year - The number of global unprovoked bites are down by nearly half from last year
Sharks attacked 47 people unprovoked last year - map shows every location
Analysis of shark attacks across the globe last year has revealed a surprising trend. Some 47 unprovoked attacks were recorded, down 22 from the previous year and well below the 10-year average of 70. Surfers accounted for a third of victims worldwide, and tragically three people lost their lives in the attacks.
Shark attacks dropped worldwide last year, Florida museum reports
The United States continues to be the most likely country in which to get bitten by a shark, according to the annual International Shark Attack File from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Twenty-eight of the 47 unprovoked shark attacks recorded in 2024 occurred in U.S. waters.
Shark attacks declined in 2024. How many shark attacks happened in Florida?
Unprovoked shark bites declined globally in 2024, according to the International Shark Attack File. The United States led with the most shark bites at 28, with Florida accounting for half of those. While unprovoked bites decreased, provoked bites increased in 2024 compared to the previous year.
Shark attacks declined sharply in 2024. It’s not clear why
Unprovoked attacks by sharks declined sharply in 2024, according to new figures from an international database compiled by the Florida Museum of Natural History.
The US had triple the number of unprovoked shark bites compared to Australia in 2024 as attacks decline
There were almost four dozen confirmed unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2024 — only nine of them in Australian waters. There were 88 "alleged shark-human incidents" worldwide, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File (ISAF).
Unprovoked shark attacks dropped to record low in 2024
2024 was an exceptionally calm year for shark bites, with only 47 unprovoked attacks recorded around the globe.
Number of shark attacks takes dive after ‘exceptionally calm’ year
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Report: Unprovoked shark attacks on humans drop sharply in 2024
The number of unprovoked shark attacks on humans decreased by 22 worldwide to 47 last year, or significantly fewer than the 10-year average of 70, a US organization that records such data said on Tuesday.
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