Sharks

What you can do to reduce your chances of being attacked

• Don't go into the sea on your own, preferably always swim with companions. Most people attacked seem to be lone swimmers. 

• Don't swim or surf where the water is murky or turbid, where people are fishing, near rivers, inlets, piers, or jetties. 

• Only swim during daylight hours. 

• Don't enter the sea with any bleeding wounds. 

• Don't wear jewellery or reflective clothing in the water. 

• If there are large numbers of fish around they could attract sharks and if their movements are erratic it could mean that there is a shark already lurking around.

• If you find yourself stranded offshore, calmly swim towards shore. 

• Avoid known places where sharks are known to have previously attacked people. 

Of course the surest way never to be attacked by a shark is to stay out of their domain altogether.

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