Reason for increase in shark attacks

News.com.au - 07/02
An increasing number of people swimming in the ocean and climate change have contributed to a spate in shark attacks over the last decade.

An increasing number of people swimming in the ocean and climate change have contributed to a spate in shark attacks over the last decade.

“There has been a long term … increase in the number of unprovoked shark bites occurring, particularly on surfers,” Bond University Associate Professor and shark researcher Dr Daryl McPhee told NewsWire.

While the long-term increase in shark attacks has been easy to track, Dr McPhee said “interpreting shorter term trends is more difficult”.

Despite this marked increase in shark attacks, finding exactly what is driving it is also tougher to track down.

However, Dr McPhee has a few explanations.

There has been a significa...
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