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Rising Shark Attacks Prompt Global Control Measures

9/30/2025

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  • Queensland plans to expand lethal shark-control after rising attacks, including a 2025 fatality.
  • New South Wales reports 274 attacks, 148 near Sydney; 2022 fatal attack.
  • Eastern Cape, South Africa leads with 111 attacks, including Robert Frauenstein's disappearance, believed to be a great white victim.
  • Western Australia’s Esperance coast remains a fatal-attack hotspot; recent deaths fuel concerns about shark-deterrent devices.