The US has become the shark attack capital of the world amid a spate of gruesome bites in Florida, Texas, New York and California.Despite Australia’s reputation for being a hotspot, more than half of the 69 worldwide confirmed shark bites last year occurred in the US.These figures, as well as heightened media attention around the attacks in America, have led many to wonder if the sharks around our coastlines are becoming more aggressive in some way.
Former President Donald Trump has floated the idea that the increase in battery-powered boats are causing cause humans to be attacked by sharks. Other experts have theorized global warming and rising sea levels could be changing the predators’ behavior.But experts told they believe it to be a mixture of a surplus of fish migrating to the coasts and environmental conditions while other experts have said it’s caused by America’s efforts to clean up the ocean.
