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Trump Signs Shark-Alert Law Amid Panhandle Attack Surge

7/9/2026

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The U.S. federal government is boosting shark-attack safety after President Donald Trump signed Lulus Law for alerts.
The Gulfarium in Okaloosa County, where curator Chris Teem notes over 500 shark species exist, half under three feet, is hosting Shark Week with a nurse shark and a black-tip reef shark.
Shark attacks occurred, with two bites in the Panhandle and 2024 Lulu Gribbin losing a hand and part of a leg.

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The U.S. federal government is boosting shark-attack safety after President Donald Trump signed Lulus Law for alerts.
The Gulfarium in Okaloosa County, where curator Chris Teem notes over 500 shark species exist, half under three feet, is hosting Shark Week with a nurse shark and a black-tip reef shark.
Shark attacks occurred, with two bites in the Panhandle and 2024 Lulu Gribbin losing a hand and part of a leg.