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Melissa Hobson

There's 5 times as many bull sharks off Alabama now — but don't worry about shark bites

Bull shark with school of fish at Beqa Lagoon Fiji.

Baby bull sharks are showing up way more often in the waters off Alabama, researchers found.

In a study published March 14 in Scientific Reports, researchers found that the number of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) caught per hour increased five-fold between 2003 and 2020. All the bull sharks captured and released were juveniles, likely because the baby sharks use these sheltered waters to grow and feed.

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