Sharks In The Shallows Attacks On The Carolina Coast
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Sharks In The Shallows
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Author : W. Clay Creswell
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2021-06-14
Sharks In The Shallows written by W. Clay Creswell and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-14 with Nature categories.
A detailed account of over one hundred shark-related incidents on the coast of the Carolinas from a shark-bite investigator Powerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Worldwide, oceans are home to some five-hundred species, and of those, fifty-six are known to reside in or pass through the waters off the coast of both North and South Carolina. At any given time, waders, swimmers, and surfers enjoying these waters are frequently within just one-hundred feet of a shark. While it's unnerving to know that sharks often swim just below the surface in the shallows, W. Clay Creswell, a shark-bite investigator for the Shark Research Institute's Global Shark Attack File, explains that attacks on humans are extremely rare. In 2019 the International Shark Attack File confirmed sixty-four unprovoked attacks on humans, including three in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. While acknowledging that they pose real dangers to humans, Creswell believes the fear of sharks is greatly exaggerated. During his sixteen-year association with the Shark Research Institute, he has investigated more than one hundred shark-related incidents and has maintained a database of all shark–human encounters along the Carolina coastlines back to 1817. Creswell uses this data to expose the truth and history of this often-sensationalized topic. Beyond the statistics related to attacks in the Carolina waters, Sharks in the Shallows offers a history of shark–human interactions and an introduction to the world of shark attacks. Creswell details the conditions that increase a person's chances of an encounter, profiles the three species most often involved in attacks, and reveals the months and time of day with the highest probability of an encounter. With a better understanding of sharks' responses to their environment, and what motivates them to attack humans, he hopes people will develop a greater appreciation of the invaluable role sharks play in our marine environment.
Shark Attacks Along The South Carolina Coast
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Author : E. Milby Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1935
Shark Attacks Along The South Carolina Coast written by E. Milby Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1935 with Sharks categories.
North Carolina Shark Attacks
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Author : John Hairr
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2023-05-22
North Carolina Shark Attacks written by John Hairr and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-22 with History categories.
Millions of tourists visit North Carolina beaches each year, but advertisements promoting fun in the sun along idyllic shores forget to mention the dangers lurking under the waves. The Old North State is home to some very large and lethal sharks--bull sha
The Mammoth Book Of Shark Attacks
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Author : Alex MacCormick
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-11-07
The Mammoth Book Of Shark Attacks written by Alex MacCormick and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Nature categories.
The biggest-ever selection of first-hand accounts and news reports of shark attacks, both recent and historical, shows how sharks are masters of the ocean and how we enter their domain at our own risk. Think you're safe in the Med? Read about the Great Whites that thrive near holiday beaches. Think you're safe in large groups? Read about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945 when hundreds of sailors floated for days in shark-infested waters, being picked off one-by-one. Think you're safe at home? Read about the 69-year-old man, taking his regular evening swim, jumping off his backyard dock straight into the mouth of a bull shark. Many more extraordinary and gruesome accounts, including the shark-boat skipper who slit open the belly of a 360-kg tiger shark only to have a human head, pelvis, and arm come tumbling out, provide horrific and moving tales of shark encounters. The courage of survivors and those who have risked their lives to save shark attack victims is truly inspirational. Where can you find sharks? Features on different shark species with illustrations, fact boxes and maps show where they lurk around the world. Also included are a selection of full-colour photographs and special sections on the life cycle of a shark, how to avoid a shark attack and how to survive one.
Sharks Of The Shallows
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Author : Jeffrey C. Carrier
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2017-08-31
Sharks Of The Shallows written by Jeffrey C. Carrier and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-31 with Science categories.
They will continue to grace our coastlines only if we care enough to understand them.
Close To Shore
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Author : Michael Capuzzo
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-06-25
Close To Shore written by Michael Capuzzo and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-25 with History categories.
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake--and, incredibly, a farming community eleven miles inland--the most ferocious and unpredictable of predators began a deadly rampage: the first shark attacks on swimmers in U.S. history. Capuzzo interweaves a vivid portrait of the era and meticulously drawn characters with chilling accounts of the shark's five attacks and the frenzied hunt that ensued. From the unnerving inevitability of the first attack on the esteemed son of a prosperous Philadelphia physician to the spine-tingling moment when a farm boy swimming in Matawan Creek feels the sandpaper-like skin of the passing shark, Close to Shore is an undeniably gripping saga. Heightening the drama are stories of the resulting panic in the citizenry, press and politicians, and of colorful personalities such as Herman Oelrichs, a flamboyant millionaire who made a bet that a shark was no match for a man (and set out to prove it); Museum of Natural History ichthyologist John Treadwell Nichols, faced with the challenge of stopping a mythic sea creature about which little was known; and, most memorable, the rogue Great White itself moving through a world that couldn't conceive of either its destructive power or its moral right to destroy. Scrupulously researched and superbly written, Close to Shore brings to life a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history. Masterfully written and suffused with fascinating period detail and insights into the science and behavior of sharks, Close to Shore recounts a breathtaking, pivotal moment in American history with startling immediacy.
Sharks Never Sleep
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Author : Brendan McAloon
language : en
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Release Date : 2018-02-01
Sharks Never Sleep written by Brendan McAloon and has been published by Hardie Grant Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-01 with Nature categories.
Big Sharks Of The Carolina Coast
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Author : John Hairr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Big Sharks Of The Carolina Coast written by John Hairr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Sharks categories.
Shark Attacks
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Author : Alex MacCormick
language : en
Publisher: Constable
Release Date : 2003
Shark Attacks written by Alex MacCormick and has been published by Constable this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Shark attacks categories.
Since 1990 there have been over 350 shark attacks worldwide, of which more than 40 were fatal, while survivors often suffer lifelong damage both physical and mental. This book provides first-hand accounts and news reports of over 250 shark attacks.
The Shark Attack Files
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Author : Jeff Klinkenberg
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2016-11-14
The Shark Attack Files written by Jeff Klinkenberg and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-14 with Science categories.
The University of Florida has an ambitious goal: to harness the power of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni to solve some of society’s most pressing problems and to become a resource for the state of Florida, the nation, and the world. In 1958, a panel funded by the Office of Naval Research initiated the formation of the International Shark Attack File, the first comprehensive documentation of shark attacks on a global and historical level. In 1988, the file was transferred to the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. It is part of the Florida Program for Shark Research, directed by George H. Burgess, the planet’s expert on shark attacks, and staffed by a world-renowned team of research scientists and educators. Travel the globe with Burgess, the Sherlock Holmes of shark attacks, as he studies mauled remains and the scars of the lucky survivors. His most famous case took him to an idyllic Red Sea resort where panic had set in after five attacks occurred in a single week. The attacks were carried out by Oceanic White Tips and a Mako, deep-water species that had no business being so close to the beach. Following the clues--dive-boat operators feeding sharks by hand to entertain tourists, the disappearance of the yearly tuna catch, and the dead sheep New Zealand cargo companies had been tossing overboard--Burgess solves the mystery of the shark attacks for Egyptian tourism officials and offers a list of best practices. But not all cases end with an easy prescription. In St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, he visits a recent shark-attack victim, bitten just off her dock on Boca Ciega Bay. While the victim would prefer to forget the fateful day the sharp-toothed jaws of the Bull Shark latched onto her leg just below the knee, Burgess gently coaxes the story from her. It will go in the file, to educate other shark researchers and educators and help us better understand the world’s most feared predator. The stories chronicled in Gatorbytes span all colleges and units across the UF campus. They detail the far reaching impact of UF’s research, technologies, and innovations--and the UF faculty members dedicated to them. Gatorbytes describe how UF is continuing to build on its strengths and extend the reach of its efforts so that it can help even more people in even more places.