Photo / Getty ImagesA shark expert believes more people being in the water is the likely reason behind the number of shark sightings this summer. "I'm looking at a couple here right in front of me saying 'because we stopped shark finning there's sharks everywhere'. Elliot said he is curious and concerned to see whether New Zealand ends up with a more juvenile sharks, which potentially leads to increased encounters. He said juvenile great whites have been protected since 2004 and that protection should lead to a growth in the population. Elliot said there is very little data on shark numbers, but useful information could be gleaned from fisheries if they were forced to better report their catch.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 07, 2021 07:07 UTC