The number of sharks that attacked people in 2010 was a record high

The number of shark attacks around the world in 2010 has been the highest in the last decade. Vietnam and Egypt recorded a number of cases of sharks attacking unusually tall people, shark shark management experts who attacked people all over the world, said.

According to expert George Burgess at Forida University, the total number of shark attacks in 2010 was 79, higher than the number of 63 in 2009. That was the highest level since 2000.

In recent years, the North American sea area has suffered the most attacks, with 32 cases, accounting for 42% of the total number of cases. The US state of Florida happens the most, with 13 cases, although this is the lowest level since 2004.

In addition, 14 cases were recorded in Australia, 8 in South Africa, 6 in Vietnam and 6 in Egypt. The Bahamas, Brazil, Fiji, Madagascar, Mascarene Island, Solomon Islands, Canary Islands, Tonga and the United Arab Emirates also occurred in the case of sharks attacking people.

Burgess cannot explain why Vietnam has happened so many cases, but in Egypt, the reason is that the number of illegal offshore fishing and increased aquaculture activities has attracted sharks to the areas. that area. In addition, the seawater temperature is unusually high , making sharks more often onshore.

Across the world, the increase in the number of attacks is due to an increase in the world's population, and the increase in human activity at sea, leading to an increase in the likelihood of sharks.

More and more human activities at sea are a cause of the number of shark attacks on humans.(Photo: Pinkseptember)

Scientists have studied 115 cases of shark attacks (2010) around the world, and found that 79 of them did not stem from any provocative actions against ferocious animals. this. Non-provocative attacks occur when people enter the natural habitat of this predator. On the other hand, 36 other cases are caused mostly by humans attacking sharks first.

According to experts, the number of sharks that attacked non-provocative people increased steadily in the past decade does not mean that the number of attacks will always increase in the direction that it depends on ocean and meteorological factors. Social and economic, Burgess said. For example, the number of tourists going to the beach falls after the September 11 terrorist attacks, or after intense tropical storms hit the US.

In addition, people increasingly know how to avoid exposure to sharks, and the number of sharks is also decreasing as worldwide fishing activity is increasing.

If someone has been attacked by sharks, experts recommend that the person should attack again if threatened by sharks, because sharks are afraid of size and strength.

When attacking sharks, use a hard object to hit their nose to make them temporarily unable to attack people, and then try to get ashore as soon as possible because the blow to the nose only makes the shark weak temporarily. When you have been bitten by a shark, you should hit your eyes and carry them because they are sensitive parts.