There are a few tips for swimmers and beach-goers to keep in mind to avoid any unfortunate interactions with sharks in their natural ocean habitats:
Don’t wear shiny jewelry. A feeding shark could mistake it for a shiny, scaly snack.
Don’t swim where people are fishing. If there’s bait in the water, there could be big fish looking for a nibble.
Don’t swim while actively bleeding. Aside from sharks, there are bacteria in the water that can cause infections in open wounds.
Don’t swim in murky waters where you can’t see your feet, and definitely don’t swim in or near schools of fish.
During the summer, more than a dozen species, including white sharks – more commonly called great white sharks – can be found in Delaware’s coastal waters and farther out in the Atlantic Ocean.
The most common species in Delaware, which can be found in near-shore and deeper waters, are sandbars, sand tigers and smooth dogfish. But there are more than a dozen other shark species that are common, rare, seasonal or found in deeper waters much farther off the coast.
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