Major Beal said they were also monitoring the area of Bailey Island, in Casco Bay, for sharks. "This stems way back to our earliest ancestors, who learnt to fear a wide variety of biological factors - including predators. Then there are some wild stories of survival. But Dr Gibbs said this simply reflected the fact that nets are installed at patrolled beaches - so it may well be patrols - spotters - that are keeping people safe. We would hope 2020 is an anomaly. So a fear of sharks is not irrational, marine scientist and author Dr Blake Chapman said, as they are "difficult" - and often unseen. A 63-year-old woman died in the state’s first recorded fatal shark attack, the authorities said. According to the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, which tracks shark attacks worldwide through its International Shark Attack File, there has been only one recorded unprovoked shark attack in Maine since 1837. Her partner Mark Rapley jumped on the juvenile great white's back and punched it in the eyes until it let her go. But a 2011 paper published by the CSIRO found shark attacks had risen from an average of 6.5 incidents per year in 2000, to 15 per year by 2010. Of the three classed as provoked - this can include fishing - one was fatal. So what hope do any of us have of adopting the surfer's mindset of casual mindfulness when it comes to one of the ocean's apex predators? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Authorities on Wednesday closed an 18 km (11 mile) section of beach to conduct helicopter and jet ski searches for the shark – believed to be a 3m great white. “It was probably about the same circumference as a basketball… and there was still a tooth lodged in the fiberglass that I had to remove,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. World Report: Obey the Rules to Avoid Second Covid-19 Lockdown, Executives... Oil wins sixth session after US inventories decline, Exclusive: France sends reform roadmap to Lebanon in crisis, Venezuela: former US soldiers jailed for failed coup, New York sports figures share mourning for Anthony Causi. She owned property in the area and spent four to five months in Maine during the summers, he added. The Gold Coast is one of Australia’s most famous tourist destinations, popular for its long white sand beaches, surf breaks and inland waterways. "If the road toll went up by three people in a year no-one would even mention it." According to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, there have been 718 shark sightings recorded since 2016 on Sharktivity, an app that lets users flag where they spot sharks. But a 2011 paper published by the CSIRO found shark attacks had risen from an average of 6.5 incidents per year in 2000, to 15 per year by 2010. The Florida Museum documented 64 unprovoked shark attacks and 41 provoked attacks last year. In fact, the UOW team's analysis of the NSW shark meshing program found numbers of target sharks - white, tiger and whalers - caught in nets had declined steadily since the 1950s. His dad saved him, leaping into the water at the shark, which left Lucas and swam away. Fatal shark attacks are extremely rare. Mr. Keliher said that Ms. Dimperio Holowach, a New York City resident, was wearing a wet suit when she was attacked. “That’s the only other one we have on record, and that was not fatal,” said Jeff Nichols, communications director for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. "A fear of sharks isn't something we're born with, but it is a really easily acquired fear," Dr Chapman said. The woman, identified as Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, was swimming with her daughter about 20 yards offshore near Bailey Island when she was attacked on Monday afternoon, Commissioner Patrick Keliher of the Maine Department of Marine Resources said at a news conference on Tuesday. Year of the shark: as summer approaches, why so many attacks? A witness told the Courier Mail newspaper that Mr Slater was bitten on the upper leg and that ‘everything was taken’. Even as a seasonal resident, Ms. Dimperio Holowach made an impression on the local community. Even though people are saying we've got this increase in shark attacks ... the numbers are so low to begin with. Mr Slater’s death is the sixth fatal shark attack in Australia this year, with most occurring along the country’s east coast.
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