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WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Jon Dodd, director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, and wildlife photographer and filmmaker Tomas Koeck about celebrating our region's growing shark population and the work that still needs to be done to protect them.
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In the summer of 2023, five beachgoers on Long Island were bitten in the span of two days. In anticipation for the summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday increased measures for swimmer safety.
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New insights from ecologists at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University suggest a need to implement urgent monitoring for sharks and other related species in New York coastal waters.
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At least four swimmers were bitten by sharks in Long Island waters over the Fourth of July weekend. New York had boosted its shark monitoring efforts after a surge in bites and sightings last summer.
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Sharks, urban wildlife, and invasive species. That's what we'll explore in Living with wildlife, Part 2.
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At least five swimmers have been bitten by sharks this summer on Long Island beaches. And while the encounters have resulted in some minor injuries, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said these sharks pose little threat to humans.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul is directing state agencies to increase shark monitoring at Long Island beaches. There have been at least five shark attacks in the last two weeks on Long Island.
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Smith Point County Beach temporarily closed for swimming Wednesday morning after a surfer was bit by a shark.
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A number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation of sharks along the New York coastline this summer, according to research from Stony Brook University.