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Fatal shark bites are rising as human–shark overlap increases along populated coasts

#00068

Shark-bite fatalities rose in 2025–26, clustered at crowded surf beaches and flood-affected estuaries. The driver is growing overlap between people and sharks in space and time — coastal crowding, recovering shark populations, and climate-shifted prey — not sharks turning aggress

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#00069 Real-time drone (UAV) aerial surveillance with lifeguard alerting
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#00066 Queensland, AustraliaSuccess
#00070 Traditional shark meshing (gillnets) to reduce local numbers of large sharks
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#00067 New South Wales, Australia (Newcastle to Wollongong)Partial
#00071 Seabed-to-surface exclusion barriers and enclosed swimming areas
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#00068 Hong KongSuccess
#00069 Coogee Beach, Western AustraliaOngoing
#00072 Behavioural risk reduction: timing, location and conditions guidance for water users
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#00070 New South Wales, AustraliaOngoing
#00073 Shark tracking apps and real-time tagged-shark and sighting alert networks
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#00071 Cape Town, South AfricaSuccess
#00072 New South Wales, AustraliaOngoing
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