Shark Attacks

(from Journal Sentinel wire reports in the 2-14-06 Milwaukee Journal)

Shark attacks: Shark attacks were down worldwide last year, continuing a five-year trend, partly because of people being more savvy about how to avoid being bitten, a monitoring program reported Monday. There were 58 attacks in 2005, compared with 65 in 2004, while the number of fatal attacks dropped from seven to four, said George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File, based at the University of Florida's Museum of Natural History.