Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50200#.VDH4olfHRK0 Author(s) Marie Levine 1,2* , Ralph S. Collier 2,3 , Erich Ritter 2 , Moustafa Fouda 4 , Vincent Canabal 1,2 Affiliation(s) 1 Shark Research Institute, Princeton, USA . 2 Global Shark Attack File, Princeton, USA . 3 Shark Research Committee, Chatsworth, USA . 4 Nature Conservation Sector, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT Five unprovoked shark attacks are reported from Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, between 30 November and 5 December 2010. Three of the five attacks are attributed to an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharinus longimanus with a distinctive crescent-shaped notch in the upper lobe of the caudal fin...
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