Egyptian diver blames noise from tourist boats for shark aggression in Red Sea
Egyptian diver Mohammed Samir, who specializes in diving with sharks, suggested that the aggressive behavior of sharks in the Red Sea could be provoked by the noise of tourist boats on the coast. He named a possible reason for the attack of predators on vacationers in an interview with TASS.
The specialist clarified that in late June-early July, the breeding season of tiger sharks ends, at which point they swim in shallow water. At the same time, the place where the animals attacked tourists is a bay, the exit from which is “littered” with pleasure boats. Sharks are afraid of the sounds made by boats and boats and, not daring to go through them into the open sea, they begin to behave aggressively and “rush literally at everyone,” Samir explained.
The words of the diver are confirmed by ichthyologists, noting that cases of attacks on people are not typical for sharks. Predators must have been provoked by some anomalous external factors, since the animals are “very conservative in eating” and humans are not included in the traditional food chain.
Earlier it was reported that two tourists died after a shark attack in Egypt. Currently, experts from the Red Sea reserves are working at the scene to determine the causes of the behavior of the predator. Swimming, diving, snorkeling and fishing are temporarily prohibited in the area from Sahl Hasheesh to Makadi Bay.
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