Sharks in Long Island waters the ‘new norm’ after uptick in bites last summer

NY Post ^ | 07/05/2204 | Katherine Donlevy

[ChicagoConservative27]

These days, summer in New York means fun in the sun — and blood in the water.

There were 13 reports of shark bites recorded on Long Island in just the past two years, a disturbing trend experts say is here to stay even with New Yorker’s 1 in 4 million chance of getting nibbled on by a sea predator.

“It’s a new norm that people are familiar with now — shark interaction occurring on the beaches here on Long Island specifically,” Frank Quevedo, an environmental scientist and executive director of the South Fork Natural History Museum, told The Post.

So far this summer, no shark encounters have been reported — though Quevedo warned: “There will be.”

[ChicagoConservative27]

This is happening because of ICE vehicles. I just know it.(S)

[frank ballenger]

Saying

Sharks never bite lawyers.
Professional courtesy.

[ConservativeMind]

It sounds like sharks enjoy eating liberals.

Throw more to them.

[BipolarBob]

[HartleyMBaldwin]

When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread

[NWFree]

What year did Jaws come out?

[Publius]

1975.

[from occupied ga]

1975

[butlerweave]

I can’t swim but with the climate crisis the land sharks will be worst

[NetAddicted]

I read 25” great white washed ashore somewhere. I’m pretty sure that was the length of Bruce, robot great white in Jaws.

[Deplorable American1776]

Long Island Sound had sharks. One even swam up the Connecticut River in 1983, iirc. No new, just SS (Shark 💩) 🤓