Is New York's Long Island and Cape Cod, where many recent suspected shark encounters have taken place, experiencing anything exceptional? 9News
Globally, shark attacks are at similar levels to previous years, said Naylor, who is also a curator of the Florida Museum of Natural History, but there are signs that the Northeast coast of the US might be seeing an uptick.
The sharks that swimmers have encountered off Long Island were seeking out food, not targeting humans, Naylor explained. The shoals were particularly dense this year because of warm ocean currents peeling off from the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean and extending up the Northeast coast, he explained.
"As you can imagine, same with any mammals, juveniles aren't as experienced. They don't have as much pattern recognition skills as adults," Naylor said. This means there is a high potential for their presence in recreational waters frequented by swimmers and surfers.
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