• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • FAQ
  • Meet the Team
  • About The London Economic
  • Advertise
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
NEWSLETTER
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News Environment

Rise in shark attacks due to global warming and increased tourism, says report

The sharp rise in global shark attacks on humans are linked to global warming, tourism and new building projects in coastal regions. It appears that the water is more dangerous to enter in certain areas of the world, and sadly humans are to blame. It appears that humans are increasingly entering into the sharks natural […]

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
October 25, 2016
in Environment, News

The sharp rise in global shark attacks on humans are linked to global warming, tourism and new building projects in coastal regions. It appears that the water is more dangerous to enter in certain areas of the world, and sadly humans are to blame.

It appears that humans are increasingly entering into the sharks natural habitat and that is leading to these attacks, which can easily be fatal. Warmer seas, due to global warming, allow sharks to increase their population faster.

The study was carried out at Bond University Queensland, Australia. They took up the task due to a large rise in attacks in the past few years. In the UK shark attacks are still a rarity, but the attacks are in areas where UK citizens like to visit on holiday, where they might enter the water for recreational activities.

In 2015 there were 98 attacks, an eleven per cent increase on the previous record and almost a seventy per cent rise in the last decade.

Most attacks occur in just six areas, South Africa, Brazil, Australia, USA, the Bahamas and Reunion. Additionally over fifty per cent happen in American waters, with Florida being the most frequent spot for attacks.

Dr Blake Chapman and Dr Daryl McPhee, who conducted the study said: “Coastal development and infrastructure can have major environmental implications on the distribution of sharks, and this can flow on to the number of unprovoked shark bites”.

Construction projects also bring humans closer to sharks and increase the chances of an altercation between each other. In Recife, Brazil a port was built and attacks, that had been very rare, by sharks have made it one of the most dangerous places in the world for humans to enter the water.

RelatedPosts

‘Thank you everyone’ – Man leaves church after years in sanctuary to avoid deportation

Reactions as Minister says face coverings in secondary schools won’t be compulsory

It’s your own fault you lost your job during pandemic, half of Brits reckon

The Guardian comment deserving of ‘a thousand upticks’

The report said: “Unprovoked shark bite was virtually unheard of in Recife prior to the construction and operation of the Suape Port.

“However, due to environmental changes displacing local shark species and the presence of increased shipping activity, Recife is now renowned for having one of the highest rates of shark bites per unit area in the world”.

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Tags: featured
Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending fromTLE

  • All
  • trending

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

Stress, fear and homelessness: The threat looming over families confronted with eviction

File photo dated 07/11/03 of a prison cell.

The Other Prison Pandemic

Latest from TLE

East London Liquor Company Canned Cocktails

These are the best canned cocktails money can buy

How To Make: Curry and Rice

How To Make: Curry and Rice

‘Humiliating for Boris Johnson’ as Union unit to be replaced with new committee

Tomahawk Steak recipe | Photo by patrick le on Unsplash

How To Make: The Perfect Tomahawk Steak

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: jack@thelondoneconomic.com

Commercial enquiries, please contact: advertise@thelondoneconomic.com

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech & Auto
  • About The London Economic
  • Meet the Team
  • Privacy policy

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.