The rate of shark bites in Hawaii has been increasing slightly in recent years, but the risk remains extremely low -- roughly 5-in-1 million -- according to new research.
Recently published research that looked at 55 years of global data showed shark bites around the world are highly variable from year to year, but in some locations, including Hawaii, the rates have increased in recent decades, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday.
Midway said because the research was calculated using only resident populations and did not include tourists, the rates of shark bites in Hawaii is even lower than reported. The state had about 10 million visitors in 2018. Midway, who specializes in fish ecology, said he was intrigued by a spate of seven shark bites off North Carolina in the summer of 2015 and contacted George Burgess at the International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida in Gainesville, a recognized clearinghouse for shark bite reports worldwide.
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