Worldwide <br />Shark Attacks, Increased Almost 30%, In 2021.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the number of unprovoked <br />shark attacks worldwide rose significantly in 2021. .<br />According to a report published by the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File (ISAF), there were 73 attacks on humans last year, up 28% from 2020. .<br />'Newsweek' reports the number of deaths remained about the same, with 11 recorded fatalities in 2021 and 13 in 2020. .<br />'Newsweek' reports the number of deaths remained about the same, with 11 recorded fatalities in 2021 and 13 in 2020. .<br />According to the ISAF report, New Caldonia in the South Pacific had two fatal shark attacks in 2021. .<br />Australia, the country that usually has the most shark fatalities, only reported one death in 2021. .<br />There is a lot of tourism in New Caledonia, <br />a destination for a lot of French tourists <br />that encourages a lot of the sportier <br />people to do things like kite surfing. <br />And they have quite a few tiger sharks there, Gavin Naylor, Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and study co-author, via Newsweek.<br />In the United States, there were 47 shark attacks <br />in 2021, a 42% increase from 2020 and <br />representing 64% of total worldwide attacks. .<br />In the United States, there were 47 shark attacks <br />in 2021, a 42% increase from 2020 and <br />representing 64% of total worldwide attacks. .<br />According to the ISAF report, most shark attacks in <br />the U.S. occur in Florida, which recorded 28 bites in 2021. .<br />According to the ISAF report, most shark attacks in <br />the U.S. occur in Florida, which recorded 28 bites in 2021. .<br />Fatalities are absolutely, very strongly <br />correlated with the size of the shark, <br />and that depends on where you're surfing. , Gavin Naylor, Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and study co-author, via Newsweek.<br />We don't have too many white sharks close<br />to shore in Florida, so we don't have many <br />fatalities at all in Florida, and yet we lead <br />the world with bites because there are lots <br />and lots of smaller blacktip sharks close to <br />shore and there are a lot of people who surf, Gavin Naylor, Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and study co-author, via Newsweek.<br />We don't have too many white sharks close<br />to shore in Florida, so we don't have many <br />fatalities at all in Florida, and yet we lead <br />the world with bites because there are lots <br />and lots of smaller blacktip sharks close to <br />shore and there are a lot of people who surf, Gavin Naylor, Director of the Florida Program for Shark Research and study co-author, via Newsweek
