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Shark encounter
noun - A shark encounter is when an open water swimmer or any individual in an open body of water is approached by or approaches a shark or group of sharks within visual range. A shark encounter differs from a shark attack in that there is no physical contact between a human and a shark in a shark encounter.
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The channel swim experienced 2 shark encounters while swimming to the island.
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Molokai Channel with Ranie Pearce
2 July 2016 while escorting Ranie Pearce during a shark encounter on a Molokai Channel attempt
Interview with Linda Kaiser
Produced by Cyndia Lavik with discussions about shark encounters in Hawaii
WOWSA Live Interview with Charlotte Brynn
https://youtu.be/Qt8QrHLI_xQ%7C600%7C385</videoflash>
Charlotte Brynn on the 6 May 2020 WOWSA Live interview with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison.
International Shark Attack File
The International Shark Attack File is a global database of shark attacks. It began as an attempt to catalogue shark attacks on servicemen during World War II. The Office of Naval Research funded it from 1958 until 1968. During that time a panel of shark experts developed a standard system for collecting accounts of shark attacks from around the world. The file was temporarily housed at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida until a permanent home was found at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. It is currently under the direction of members of the American Elasmobranch Society. The file contains information on over 4,000 shark attacks and includes detailed, often privileged, information including autopsy reports and graphic photos. The file is accessible only to scientists whose access is permitted only by a review board.
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