Sharks

I have my first ocean area swim in Salem mass in 1 month. There are sharks south of here. Great white sharks. Are you ever anxious about this type of wild life? Or should I just let it go?To the best of my knowledge there has not been a fatal shark attack, north of Virginia since the 1920’s. On average there is about 1 shark related fatality in the US each year, with most of these are in Hawaii, California or Florida. And if you stay away from shark feeding grounds when sharks feed (typically at dusk and at night) you reduce your risk of an encounter even further. According to NOAA, only about a dozen of the over 300 shark species have ever been involved in attacks on people and even fewer are fatal. So while there are sharks in most areas of the ocean (fewer each year) most of them are not man-eaters. And even knowing these things, I sometimes get shark anxieties swimming in the ocean. There’s nothing wrong with it, but I don’t let these keep me out of the water.

I have my first ocean area swim in Salem mass in 1 month. There are sharks south of here. Great white sharks. Are you ever anxious about this type of wild life? Or should I just let it go?To the best of my knowledge there has not been a fatal shark attack, north of Virginia since the 1920’s. On average there is about 1 shark related fatality in the US each year, with most of these are in Hawaii, California or Florida. And if you stay away from shark feeding grounds when sharks feed (typically at dusk and at night) you reduce your risk of an encounter even further. According to NOAA, only about a dozen of the over 300 shark species have ever been involved in attacks on people and even fewer are fatal. So while there are sharks in most areas of the ocean (fewer each year) most of them are not man-eaters. And even knowing these things, I sometimes get shark anxieties swimming in the ocean. There’s nothing wrong with it, but I don’t let these keep me out of the water.