Killers in the Water : The New Super Sharks Terrorising the World's Oceans

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781857826692
• ISBN10: 1857826698
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-10-10
• Publisher: John Blake

Summary

A fascinating look at how increased human contact has impacted shark attacks Sharks are intriguing and beautiful creatures but they can also be deadly. As humans have explored the world's oceans and exploited them for tourism and recreation, we have found ourselves coming into contact with more and more sharks. And the outcome can be fatal. From the Seychelles to South Africa, and Australia to North America, tourists, divers, and surfers have seemingly found themselves under increased threat from unprovoked shark attacks. Fatal attacks have occurred in locations that were previously thought to be safe, and in late 2010 the Egyptian resort of Sham el-Sheikh was rocked by an incredible five shark attacks in a matter of weeks. But are sharks really ruthless, vicious killers, or are they simply reacting to humans invading their habitat? Has the number of shark attacks increased in recent years? What can be done to prevent shark attacks? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating book.

Author Biography

Sue Blackhall is the author of Crimes of Passion, The Fall of the House of Windsor, Fool Britannia, Ghosts of New York, and Tsunami.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The Red Sea Serial Killer	p. 1
Honeymoon Horror in Paradise	p. 56
Rogue Sharks of Reunion Island	p. 92
Shark Devastation Down Under	p. 106
New Zeland's Nasty Sharks	p. 150
Savagery in the South Pacific	p. 162
American Shark Atrocities	p. 168
Beastly Sharks of the Bahamas	p. 195
Hawaiian Shark Havoc	p. 204
Shark Attack Survivors Become Their Saviours	p. 233
Where They Live and How to Avoid Them	p. 251
South African Shark Attacks	p. 263
Brutish Sharks of Brazil	p. 293
Acknowledgements	p. 306
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