Tips to help keep you and your family safe this summer: Swim with a buddy Stay close to shore Don’t swim at dawn or dusk Don’t swim around schools of fish or where people are fishing Avoid wearing jewelry Avoid excess splashing If a shark does get near you: Maintain eye c
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These graphs of unprovoked shark attacks for the United States from 1960 through the present show the portion occurring in Florida and Volusia County, currently the location of the most shark attacks worldwide. The drop in recorded attacks in 1969 is a result of a loss of funding to support the ISA
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The International Shark Attack File contains more than 6,800 individual investigations of shark attacks world-wide. In addition to obvious time and cost constraints, duplication of the File’s contents is forbidden since it contains such confidential items as physician reports, autopsies, victim’s in
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There are inherent risks to outdoor recreation. Spearfishing can have many risks, including overly inquisitive or aggressive sharks. Sharks are part of a healthy ecosystem and will likely be in the same habitats and hunting the same prey as recreational speros. In rare instances, ISAF has recorde
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The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) is the world’s only scientifically documented, comprehensive database of all known shark attacks. Initiated in 1958, there are now more than 6,800 individual investigations covering the period from the early 1500s to the present. Contact Gavin Naylor Ph.
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The International Shark Attack File (est. 1958) is the only scientifically-generated database that documents and monitors shark bites globally. ISAF data access is heavily regulated to maintain the integrity of the data and protect victims and their families according to state and federal privacy la
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The International Shark Attack File is based out of the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida. We are the only global scientifically verified database of shark attacks. This page is set up for the media community to provide up to date information about investigations on maj
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The relative risk of a shark attack is very small, but risks should always be minimized whenever possible in any activity. The chances of having an interaction with a shark can be reduced if one heeds the following advice: Always stay in groups since sharks are more likely to attack a solitar
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If information is uncovered about a potential shark attack, historic or new, please ask the victim and/or any witnesses to fill out a questionnaire, or if more appropriate fill it out yourself based on information you’ve developed, and forward it (them) to the International Shark Attack File by trad
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If a shark is sighted, stay calm and maintain your position in as quiet a manner as possible. Most sharks merely are curious and will leave on their own accord. Enjoy your opportunity to see one of nature’s most magnificent predators. If you have been spearfishing or abalone gathering and are hol
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