. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE The most common type of shark attack is a "hit and run" in the surf zone with swimmers and surfers as the normal target. The victim seldom sees the attacker,. Although the odds of a shark bite are low, a series of shark attacks last year in waters created fear among beachgoers. The attacks, including one on the Outer Banks last fall, generated intense media coverage that created the perception that 2001 was a banner year for shark attacks. However, Burgess says that data indicate
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. SEA SCIENCE The most common type of shark attack is a "hit and run" in the surf zone with swimmers and surfers as the normal target. The victim seldom sees the attacker,. Although the odds of a shark bite are low, a series of shark attacks last year in waters created fear among beachgoers. The attacks, including one on the Outer Banks last fall, generated intense media coverage that created the perception that 2001 was a banner year for shark attacks. However, Burgess says that data indicate that attack numbers for the United States were almost identical to those of the previous year — 54 in 2000 and 55 in 2001. The international total of 76 in 2001 was 11 percent lower than in 2000, when there were 85 attacks. More importantly, the number of serious attacks, as measured by the fatality rate, was less than half of that over the last decade, says Burgess, a Florida Sea Grant researcher. "The number of shark attacks has been rising throughout the past century as a result of human population growth and concurrent rises in aquatic recreation," says Burgess. "Greater efficiency in ISAF recording in recent years also has contributed to rises in recorded attack ; East Coast Shark Populations Shark attacks also have been interlinked with fishery management and conservation efforts. In 1993, NOAA Fisheries implemented a fishery management plan for sharks, which set shark harvest limits in commercial and recreational fisheries. The plan also included data collection programs, permitting and reporting requirements, bycatch reduction of sharks in all fisheries, and promoting sea safety for shark fishers. The measures apply to sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. "The East Coast shark population is not in recovery, based on NOAA Fisheries 1998 assessment," according to Margo Schulze-Haugen, fishery biologist
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