There are a number of ways to reduce the chances of being approached by a shark this summer.
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00:00 If you head to the beach this summer,
00:02 you may get word from a lifeguard
00:04 that a shark is in the water.
00:06 Shark spotting technology is evolving
00:08 to provide more early warning before
00:10 sharks approach beachgoers. We've
00:11 got people with drones that record
00:13 when sharks are in the area.
00:15 We've got quite a high percentage
00:17 of sharks are tagged and so we can
00:19 see where these individuals are.
00:21 While Florida has the most shark attacks,
00:23 incidents have been recorded throughout
00:25 the country in several other states.
00:27 To reduce the chances of being bit
00:29 by a shark, you should avoid swimming
00:31 alone swimming where fishermen are fishing,
00:34 swimming far from the shore,
00:35 splashing in the water,
00:36 and wearing shiny jewelry.
00:38 Swimming at dawn or dusk can also
00:40 cause a shark to approach you,
00:42 and the reason for this is sharks
00:44 are feeding sometimes where there's
00:46 changes in the environment when it
00:48 goes from dark to light or light to
00:51 dark or when the tides changes and
00:53 the fish that they target for food
00:55 start moving around when they have
00:58 these cues and so you don't want to
01:00 go swimming when the sharks are
01:02 hungry looking for food.
01:04 Naylor says that most sharks do
01:06 not bite humans on purpose.
01:08 Swimming in clear water could help
01:10 you see them before they see you.
01:12 And if sharks were interested
01:14 in targeting people,
01:15 there'd be thousands of shark bites every day.
01:18 They're not.
01:19 Sharks are doing their level
01:21 best to avoid people,
01:23 and we know this because more
01:25 than 60% of the bites are
01:28 by sharks on people happen where
01:30 visibility is low when the sharks
01:32 are more likely to make a mistake.
01:34 They can't see very well,
01:36 so they see something in the water.
01:38 They mistake it for a food item for a fish.
01:42 An oops, it's actually a
01:43 human's foot on a surfboard.
01:45 For Accuweather, I'm Emmy Victor.
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