From the University of Florida news site:
University of Florida News – Case study analyzes why, where and when of leading shark attack site
I hadn't realized that the Daytona Beach area in Florida had the largest no. of shark attacks, although not many are fatal. Many of the culprits are sharks that most people consider to be non-dangerous too . . .
It's interesting to see how the media and the blogging community glom onto one takeaway from what is really a rather dry epidemiological study to create an "advice" headline designed to grab your attention:
Black & white suits:
Careful: Sharks May Like Your Swimsuit! at Swim At Your Own Risk
New moon:
Shark attacks spike on new moons - study | News.com.au
Sundays (watch out this Memorial Day Weekend!):
eCanadaNow Sharks on a Sunday
None of them say anything untrue, but they manage to distort the message the researchers were trying to convey.
Speaking of which, this is probably a good time to add a link to the site of the researchers' home institute at UF:
International Shark Attack File
University of Florida News – Case study analyzes why, where and when of leading shark attack site
I hadn't realized that the Daytona Beach area in Florida had the largest no. of shark attacks, although not many are fatal. Many of the culprits are sharks that most people consider to be non-dangerous too . . .
It's interesting to see how the media and the blogging community glom onto one takeaway from what is really a rather dry epidemiological study to create an "advice" headline designed to grab your attention:
Black & white suits:
Careful: Sharks May Like Your Swimsuit! at Swim At Your Own Risk
New moon:
Shark attacks spike on new moons - study | News.com.au
Sundays (watch out this Memorial Day Weekend!):
eCanadaNow Sharks on a Sunday
None of them say anything untrue, but they manage to distort the message the researchers were trying to convey.
Speaking of which, this is probably a good time to add a link to the site of the researchers' home institute at UF:
International Shark Attack File