Category: shark bite

New Dataset Containing 230 Years Worth of Human-Shark Encounters to Help Keep Swimmers Safe

The longest running record of human-shark interaction in Australia is now accessible online, detailing over 1,000 shark encounters that have occurred Down Under over the past 230 years. Formerly known as the Australian Shark Attack File, the Australian Shark-Incident Database (ASID) will assist scientists to identify patterns and links between shark attacks and environmental, biological,…


Shark Bites Hand of Person Kayaking Near Catalina Island

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif.—A kayaker was airlifted to a hospital for surgery June 30 after being bitten on one hand by a shark near Parson’s Landing at Catalina Island. The encounter was reported at 7:15 a.m., according to lifeguards with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “The patient and their father were kayaking near Parson’s Landing…