Exactly when you thought it was protected to backpedal in the water, the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File discharges its yearly count. What's more, Florida's Volusia County best the world in shark chomps in 2017. Once more.
Nine shark chomps were accounted for a year ago on Volusia County shorelines. They incorporate New Smyrna Beach, a city south of Daytona Beach that pulls in scores of surfers, Lindsay French told the Daytona Beach News-Ledger. French as of late assumed control supervision of the college's International Shark Attack File from long-lasting keeper George Burgess, who resigned.
The Volusia tally is down six nibbles from the earlier year, yet is still more than some other area on the planet.
"Volusia County simply has the most surfers in Florida and the vast majority in the water, so they continue besting the outline for shark assaults," French told the News-Ledger Tuesday.
In Florida, 31 chomps were accounted for, simply over the yearly normal of 29. Of these, one chomp occurred in July at Miami-Dade's Haulover Beach when a naked bather was nipped on the two legs. There were no announced nibbles in Broward County in 2017.
As per the report, Florida enrolled seven shark chomps in Brevard County, five in Palm Beach County, three in Duval County and two in Martin County a year ago. Alongside Miami-Dade's single chomp, one nibble every wa announced in Indian River, Okaloosa, St. Johns and St. Lucie provinces.
Somewhere else, as per the analysts, South Carolina had 10 unmerited shark assaults in 2017, Hawaii had six, California had two. Massachusetts, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia had one nibble each.
As per the Shark Attack File, there were 88 dubious shark assaults and five fatalities worldwide in 2017, likewise higher than the five-year yearly normal of 83. The greater part of these assaults - 60 percent - occurred in U.S. waters, with 53 chomps.
Australia was next behind the U.S. with 14 assaults, and one casualty. Nearer to South Florida, there were two assaults in the Bahamas, incorporating one in June in which a lady lost her arm, and one deadly assault of a 22-year-old man at Cuba's Guardalavaca Beach in November, Cuba's first since the 1930s, The Sun detailed.
So why is New Smyrna Beach the problem area in general numbers?
One hypothesis is that the Florida locale is the most mainstream and predictable surf spot on the whole East Coast, French told the News-Ledger.
"At best, there could be 300 surfers in the water," she said. "The lesson of the story is the more people in the water, the more shot of shark assaults."
In any case, exactly when you thought it was sheltered to go in the water in Florida - it really is. None of Florida's tidy ups amongst human and shark was deadly.
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