Shark Week 2016: Sharks on Southern coastlines, attack data along the gulf
Shark Week 2016: Sharks on Southern coastlines, attack data along the gulf
Sharks continue to loiter around Gulf State Park Pier in
Gulf Shores, Ala. feeding on schools of mullet and bait over the
three-day holiday weekend drawing many people who came just to get a
glimpse of the sharks. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)
(B.Kelly)
Tonight kicks off Shark Week 2016. The fun starts at 7:00 p.m. CST on the Discovery Channel.
[Want tips on how to host a Shark Week party? Click here.]
While many people love to watch the animals on their TVs at home, not many are too thrilled when they see sharks in the ocean.
In Panama City, beachgoers have seen both hammerhead sharks and mako sharks this year.
Before spring break, residents saw more than 10,000 sharks swimming along the Flordia coast.
There are about 16 common sharks that swim up to 40 miles off of Alabama beaches. These include hammerheads and makos, but also tiger sharks, bull sharks, and sharpnose sharks.
Great white sharks, which prefer colder waters, rarely make their way down to the gulf.
Since 1865, there have been 102 reported shark attacks along the Gulf of Mexico- that's less than one attack per year.
Another interesting fact on shark attacks in the area? Men have been attacked four times more than women.
Click here to see the full database on the gulf's shark attacks.
Tonight starts the week with "Tiger Beach" at 7 p.m., followed by "Return of Monster Mako" at 8 p.m.
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