Record number of shark attacks in 2015

Record number of shark attacks in 2015

World February 9, 2016 18:35

- Sharks have last year attacked 98 times world swimming people and that was a record. Six times that attack was fatal. That stated scientists from the University of Florida.

The university in Gainesville is home to the international organization that tracks attacks. According to the scientists has to do nothing, the growth with increasing aggressiveness of the animals. Swim more people in the oceans and the population of sharks is recovering slowly and grows. thereby, the chance that humans and animals come against each other is greater.,, We will see more incidents '', the scientists predict.

The majority of attacks (58) were in US waters. The top three is further formed by Australia (18) and South Africa (8).

The previous record number of attacks was in 2000 when sharks attacked humans 88 times.

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