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Originally Posted by jason taylor
There do seem to have been a lot more shark attacks then. Personally I think it's because castaways just look more vulnerable then confident swimmers and surfers. Then too it is apparently a matter of species and some kinds of shark are just more likely to be maneaters.
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There are also a lot fewer sharks. They don't reproduce rapidly and they are being severely over-fished. Oceanic white-tips (the species responsible for munching on the Indianapolis victims) are at just a tiny fraction of their former numbers.
Luke