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A hammerhead shark in shallow water. According to the International Shark Attack File, humans have been subjects of 17 documented, unprovoked attacks by hammerhead sharks within the genus Sphyrna since AD 1580. No human fatalities have been recorded. [34] Most hammerhead shark species are too small to inflict serious damage to humans. [8]
The great hammerhead shark is found in a variety of water depths such as shallow lagoons and coral reefs, and in deeper waters up to 984 feet. These sharks frequent coastal and tropical waters, as ...
11-foot hammerhead shark with fish hooks in mouth caught by Texas angler, video shows. Huge hammerhead shark tagged by researchers was almost too much for boat, photos show. Show comments.
The 2007 film Sharkwater documents ways in which sharks are being hunted to extinction. [15] In 2009, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group reported on the conservation status of pelagic (open water) sharks and rays. They found that over half the pelagic sharks targeted by high-seas fisheries were threatened with extinction. [16] [17] [18]
These sharks have a very high metabolic rate, which governs behavior in acquiring food. They occupy tertiary trophic levels. [10] The scalloped hammerhead shark, like many other species, uses the shore as a breeding ground. [10] Due to high metabolic rates, young scalloped hammerhead sharks need a lot of food, or they will starve.
According to the International Shark Attack File, humans have been subject to just 17 documented attacks by hammerhead sharks in recent history, with no human fatalities attributed to the species.
The great hammerhead catch rate in Indian Ocean has declined 73% from 1978 to 2003, though whether these represent localized or widespread depletions is uncertain. The great hammerhead is critically endangered along the western coast of Africa, where stocks have collapsed, with an estimated 80% decline in the past 25 years.
A large hammerhead shark was spotted feeding on some stingrays feet away from beachgoers in Orange Beach, Alabama, on August 15, viral video shows.Footage captured by Texas resident Catarena Peek ...