Hello from Brazil, I was born in Recife but I don't live there anymore, but as I have a family and like Recife I go there constantly. I've been waiting for this video since I discovered your channel, congratulations on the approach and continue with the quality of the videos, hugs from Recife.
I would like to say i would swim while visiting...... you say it's crowded so statistically even lower. If hardly anybody swam but there are still attacks..... then i avoid 100%
Akin to the Gold Coast in Queensland, Oz !! Concrete jungle blocks the sun late arvo 🌞🌞🌤️🌤️⛅⛅🌥️🌥️☁️☁️!! Bullsharks and Crocs are like pesky Jehovah witnesses on your doorstep on a Sunday morning after a booze fueled weekend... you know the bastards are lurking there... but you just hope they'll skip you and get the poor sucker next door !!😳😳😂😂
Finally someone doing a longer video of the shark attacks here in Brazil, the real number of attacks here in Brazil are always a mystery, they avoid at all cost create panic, usually they say the victim died by drowning and only later was bite by sharks. Awesome video Kristian! Are you sure that girl who died was from US? Never heard of it, weird.
I don't know, poor girl, but she did ignored all the shark signs on the beach, she was really unlucky to get attacked so hard, so quick, right before the Jet Ski lifeguard got her and If I'm not mistaken, I remember watching a censored video of her after she got in the street, with a lot of people and the lifeguard around her, and I got pissed off cuz she seems to not have any type of tourniquet on, the entire thing was so horrible. Was the first shark attack human victim that I saw a lot of blood involved, straight out of a JAWS movie, I'll always remember that, thank god the video had really bad quality. Now off-course, the Popov's attack tops that, I saw that uncensored, surprisingly you can't see blood, not that I remember, but what you see is worse. @@SHARKBYTES
Crazy what gets achieved when people use their whole brains, sounds like Brazilian government have no problem doing what their scientific communities say. It’s good they don’t pay them for nothing 😊
They did immediately go to culling sharks, it was only later they tried relocating them. Relocation is far more time intensive and costly, and there is no guarantee those sharks won't return. Their methods clearly didn't work, with three shark attacks off Recife last year. The only reason the attacks weren't as high from the 2010s onwards is that swimming and water activities are mostly banned in that area. All they've succeeded in doing is in maintaining the ocean there as a no-go area for humans and maybe improving the education of people of the dangers of sharks off the beaches.
@@dreammaker9642 Scientists and politicians have claimed a great victory in Recife, yet the shark attacks have continued and lifeguards yank people out of the waters there when they try to swim.
@@factchecker472 then don’t swim there it’s that simple. If you choose to then that’s at your own risk, in this particular spot you won’t have zero incidents because sharks are hunting there and if you go there you risk getting caught in the cross fire. Killing the sharks won’t help the problem other than killing everything else it’s just counter productive across the board. If there’s a murder do we grab some random citizen and execute them for it ? No because it doesn’t make sense, same applies here.
@@dreammaker9642 That's certainly a valid argument, I'm not a fan of culling large numbers of sharks either. But my point is that I think your praise of the scientific community in this instance is very wrong. It was the scientific community in Recife, led by the prominent marine scientist Fabio Hazin, which advocated and then conducted the catching and killing of over 200 sharks in the 1990s in order to study their behaviour and life cycle. Later they tried translocating the sharks and that method didn't work either.
@@joaomusnot really bro you don’t know nothing about Brazil! And if you are a Brazilian you are lying, or are trying to be a fool!!! Brazil is very dangerous in so many ways!!! The country has no laws, no Justice, and the criminality is very high!! Just go and visit Guaruja City, in SP States, beautiful coast line but full of PCC criminals commanding the city and the state!
I’m a simple man. I see a shark sign, I don’t go in the water. Lol although ironically I went to dive with the great white and didn’t see any .. Go figure! Haha Great video dude!
Recife resident here! Thanks for the video! It also pays to mention the sheer amount of politics involved with Suape (obviously), how they manufactured "scientific" articles to make it seem they didn't do any damage and that project of fishing sharks and returning them to the deep? Well, the guy who created that was highly controversial as there was several reports of his "scientific research" boats fishing and KILLING bull and tiger sharks which led many to make conspiracy theories about how he was actually on a payroll from the prefecture to cull the sharks. And since he was a well-respected figure among the federal and rural universities, he had a cult following of eager grad-students to do his bidding, he also had a lot of enemies, like a lot, especially the environmentalists, he was stone cold and I know someone from the inside that has actually received death threats and intimidation techniques for trying to expose him. Serious stuff. Apparently the project stopped because it got to heated and the prefecture just decided to end it. Also shout out to Lawrence Wahbas' documentary about the Recife attacks! :D
Well, sharks are mostly everywhere in the ocean, but depends on the species in the area and the water conditions that make it more or less dangerous. I am from a coastal city in Argentina and have seen sharks fished from the shore, where people bathe and there aren't any attacks. As per Brazil, I felt safe swimming in several places in the state of Rio de Janeiro where at least you can see 10/12 mts distance underwater.
Another awesome video Kris. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 Glad to see SHARK BYTES popping up in my notifications again. I agree with your reasoning 100%. Everything adds up. I also agree that the majority of these shark bites were bull sharks. When you said that Recife was bordered by 2 rivers, I immediately thought "bull sharks". I heard about a couple of these attacks when Tracking Sharks did videos on a couple of them.
There is also a great number of tiger shark sightings in Recife, they kinda follow the ships in and out the ports. Could be either or both species the responsible for the attacks.
@@joaomarcosjunqueira4965I know. And, it could be either tiger sharks or bull sharks. But with the area being bordered by 2 major rivers, my first suspect would be bull sharks.
@@sharks3653 Both species have been clearly identified in attacks there. So, it's not one or the other but like off Reunion Island both species are responsible. And like there probably weighted more in balance of Bull shark attacks.
Me having watched this channel for a while now and getting hindsight having realized how stupid I was as a teen (I am mid 30s now). I had walked out waist/chest deep, more than half the length of a very long pier out fascinated how far I could get and still walk on the bottom (being 5’3” I was impressed), with some curious seals “playing” nearby me finding it so fun to have “sea puppies” so close thinking I was safe cuz hey I am next to the pier we good right, and not understanding why I was getting yelled at to go back to shore 👀 (this was a California coast in the summer months) Yeah, I get it now, I realize how lucky I was not to have a negative shark encounter 👀
I was stationed at Ft Ord when the Monterey aquarium was first opened. The kelp beds were thick in the area. I remember how I didn't like it wrapping around my legs and would go back to land. I later watched a video at the aquarium showing that great whites stayed on the outside edge of the kelp waiting for sea lions to exit it and ambush them. There was a video of one of them even grabbing a sea lion off of a rock at the edge of shore.
I have 'The Mammoth Book of Shark Attacks' and Recife appears in it a few times but the book only covers shark attacks from the 1900 and ends Jan 2013 so no data after that. I agree the slaughterhouse and the port would have factored into the spike in attacks. I know one thing though for definite, I would NEVER get into the sea especially around Recife!! Great work Christian! I love Shark Bytes
11:36 as a Brazilian and northwestern who lives in the neighbor state to Pernambuco i can say we have the same conditions, same topography, same shark especies visiting here in Paraíba but we have the right environment, the ecosystem is balanced and there’s plenty of food. On top of that our most visited beaches have a reef barrier protecting everyone, but we still have beaches without the reef barrier and we have history of only one attack in all these years. You can easily spot sharks, dolphins and other marine life here and thankfully to this day we didn’t messed up our environment in such a way that would cause such disturbance to the animals and humans. Regardless Recife is still onde of the prettiest cities and you definitely can swim safely in neighboring states and cities like the one i live (João Pessoa in Paraíba). I was waiting for this video and absolutely loved it! p.s. You should definitely come here to see these beauties by yourself 😍
I swam in Recife a lot between 1998 and 2000. The beach was right across the street from my best friend's condo complex. I don't remember there being any warning signs about sharks way back then, but there were some real nasty riptides on that beach if you were an inexperienced swimmer, and no warning signs for those either. There were plenty of beach goers always there, so it never occurred to me that I was in any danger.
I'm from Recife, bornt and live here, all my childhood going to this beach and i still go. I'm surprised with your video. Really well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 These attacks are more in Piedade beach, in front of the curch area. The other areas even with no coral reef are a little safe. But i prefer go to south coast of Pernambuco state (Porto de Galinhas, Muro alto, Carneiros, Tamandare, Calhetas, Gaibu...) no attacks there. And the girl that you said she died, she was from Brazil. Thank you for the video
Boa Viagem inteira até o Paiva não é segura. Tem mais ataques na área da Igreja, mas com certeza haveria muitos em outras áreas se as pessoas continuassem a nadar lá.
Great video! Just a small correction, that shark attack victim whose attack was recorded was actually Brazilian from the state of Sao Paulo, further south .
Another awesome video, I had no idea. Growing up on Cape Cod and watching the great whites increase with the seal population boom during the 80’s/90’s, and then moving to Midcoast, Maine where it’s a repeat of my child/teen years with Great Whites starting to move in closer. Anxious to read Dr. Greg Skomal’s new book. Keep up the amazing videos, so happy I found this channel. 🦈🦈
I would love a creature feature on Port Jackson Sharks! Those loveable little sea puppies are so cute and interesting, and their eggs and life histories are very cool as well. I haven't seen many horn sharks on the channel, even though they are some of the oldest shark lineages out there. Speaking of old sharks, a video on prehistoric sharks would be awesome as well. Great job on your latest video, well researched and educational as always, and good luck for the rest of the season!
I went to Sri Lanka last year and o was really scared to swim in the sea but all the locals I spoke to said there where no sharks just crocodiles which again not getting in the water 😂
I swam and dived off Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, where the highlight was seeing the blacktip reef sharks. I agree it's strange there have been so few shark attacks there though.
That clip showing one of the attacks also holds another detail that has been common across a lot of these videos: she was separated. Seems whenever we're looking at these incidents they almost always occur when people are isolated. If staying in groups was emphasized more in shark warning signs and made more common knowledge, it'd probably reduce the number of incidents remarkably
Absolutely, you’ll hear me mention this quite a lot in the shark scientist reacts to shark attack videos - safety in numbers isn’t fool proof, but it can make a difference!
She couldn't swim, she and her 3 cousins were paddling in the shallows when all three were taken out to sea by a current, the two boys scrambled back, Bruna and her other cousin were swept out, they were seconds from being rescued when the shark attacked.
@@factchecker472that makes everything even more terrifying. She got caught by the current, she is dragged to the sea and not only dealing with the panic of drowning she is also attacked by a shark and killed. Truly horrifying.
@@leodefine86 Absolutely horrifying, I completely agree with you - I guess the splashing around in panic may have helped attract the shark's attention.
i've been to recife a couple of times and they do have MANY warnings on shark attacks, still some people continue to go to the sea! even in nearby cities like olinda they do have many many warnings. Many fishermen say the construction of the huge port nearby messed up the environmental conditions and the sharks' feeding area in recife and the dates kinda add up to the shark attacks but the company that constructed the port always tried to silence the locals
Great video, taught me some new info. Thank you! I was in Recife on business twenty years ago. Beautiful city, definitely had a Miami feel. But the shark danger signs all along the beaches were jarring. I’ve always remembered those, and how strange it was to see so few people swimming on beautiful days.
I’m thrilled that you’re back for and the season!!! Do you know if the shark repellent bands that the lifeguards are wearing efficient? I assume studies cb have been done on them but I’d be interested in knowing your thoughts💕
Yikes, brother, excellent video but that's one place where I wouldn't swim or snorkel. The sharks there seem pretty gnarly, probably lacking in their natural food source I guess, perhaps because of over-fishing. I saw reports on Tracking Sharks that some of the attacks there have been in less than waist deep water, too.
I remember swimming at Boa Viagem beach as a child and teenager with no fear at all of a shark attack. But yes, it was after the construction of the port of Suape to the South of Recife that all that changed. Reportedly, that destroyed the sharks' source of food and they migrated North. Thanks for the detailed video and the additional information. I have no idea either how this situation will evolve... 😕
This was a pleasant surprise, I didn't know we were due new content yet! This was a really interesting and well put together video, excellent stuff! If you were a supervillain designing the perfect shark attack hotspot, I don't think you'd need to design it much differently!
Great video, Chris. I used to surf in the other spots south from Recife, Itapoama and Paiva beach, the water there was much more clear less attacks there, however you never can surf the same way. We learn ways to sat on the board keeping the feet of the water while waiting for the waves but it was too stressful. My mum put an end to it saying : no more surf for you boy "
Can I just say I think your content is 1st class! I subscribed about 2 months ago, always loved sharks, but I’ve learned more about sharks from watching your content that I could have on discovery and various other places. You must put a lot of work in so wanted to say thanks
I like that you went into the beach topography as a factor, not something I would have considered but makes a lot of sense as to why there's so many shark attacks there
Hello again from Canada and sooo glad you're back! Wonderful video. Your explanations and theories are spot -on and I feel so sad for these animals. Habitat loss will just continue on for both land and sea creatures and it just breaks my heart. I love sharks and all other wildlife. Everything here has a vital purpose for the health of our planet. As time goes on I have less and less respect for our own species. Thank-you for another fantastic video.🥰🦜🐾 Could you do a video about the sharks around Haida Gwaii? I'm very curious to know how many species frequent the waters where I live. Blessings on you.
Glad to see you finally made a video about my area! I have been living here for more then a decade, but I am originally from the Gulf of Mexico. Since I have migrated down here I have witnessed three attacks. Its a bit of a shame to say that but all of them unprovoked. The thing is a few of my fellows have this not very good mannered way of trying food they're not quite familiar with in a bite-it-first fashion. Most of us just don't go for it when we are uncertain if is a fish or a human. Anyway, we love your channel. Cheers from Recife ✌🏼🦈
been there twice early 2000s . The same things you bring up around 12:00 were what locals pointed at as the start of recife's trouble with sharks. The location of the massive port 10k to the south was where the sharks used to hang out before the 90's. Whenever the topic came up, most people were convinced there was a correlation.
I've missed out on your videos lately. This one was a very interesting one. Lots of information and points to consider too. Need to go back through those ones I've missed!
I remember Bruna Gobbis attack and saw the attempt rescue video. The life guards did good getting the girls in the wave runner but horrible job with Bruna after. Lifeguards carried her without putting a belt or something over her foot to stop the bleeding. They carried her up steps and she was still alive then to
A very interesting analysis! Very sad, though, that so many people have lost their lives... Irrelevant, but I also feel sad when I see skyscrapers on the beach. No respect for nature, unfortunately.
I don't want to sound like a weirdo, but recently you appeared in a dream of mine, haha. It wasn't anything too outlandish, we were just in a small rowing boat, making our way over some lakes and whenever a fish was visible next to the boat, you'd tell me the name of the species. Though at some point you went out of the boat onto an island and yelled at some kids that were destroying a tree there. (No clue why I had that dream, because I didn't watch any of your videos the few days beforehand... but thanks to you that was the first dream that wasn't a nightmare in a very long time - as in over a year )
Shark attack spikes always seem to occur when something is bringing shark in closer to shore, where people are swimming. Weather it a slaughter house, tuna packing plant, new construction, red tide, La Nina, El Nino, a heat wave, an oil spill, or any other dozens of situations, that is when you want to stay out of the water.
Another great informative video Kris, thanks. I think I asked in the past, but I would love to hear your analysis on the sharks of Hawaii. Especially the topography of Maui Nui, the lack of Bull sharks(thankfully), Sharks of Hawaii, Whale seasons, turtle populations, tourist Galeophobia etc. We have had 1 fatality in each of the last 2 Decembers here in Maui, the Lady who was snorkelling with her husband and just recently the surfer at Pāʻia Bay. I, like many of the local Hawaiians adore sharks, even to the point of them being symbols of ancestors (‘aumākua). There is a lot of good feeling for them here, even though they do unfortunately get themselves in the news every now and then. I go to our local aquarium at least once a month to check on the female Tiger they have there. She will be released soon, she is getting a little too large for the tank, will miss her, but at the same time be so happy she is back home.
Great video Chris. I wonder if there is any way they could start recreating the natural mangrove swamps and the original waterway they destroyed, as a longer term solution?
Even if you’ve got the notifications bell turned on, sometimes RUclips doesn’t show you.. weirdly. Regardless, Sundays at 9pm GMT there will always be a Shark Bytes upload!
Recife foi aos poucos sendo projetada para ataques de tubarões. Assisti uma palestra de um pessoal da Universidade que estuda essa situação lá. É trágico.
Letting you know, I had a dream today that discovering a new creature feature video, I was so thrilled that when I woke up I went on YT to check uploads to only find out it was actually in a dream lmao! you can now say that Shark Bytes is so good that its viewers dream of it😂
My legs have been bumped by dozens of sharks as a life long surfer..It's a spooky feeling when they bump into you, testing you, to decide if they want to take a bite..
I agree with your theory regarding the high number of shark attacks in Recife. Its a constant ringing of a dinner bell for the sharks! Many thanks for your report.
Na vdd, Recife é chamado assim devido à região mais antiga da cidade, cortada pelo rio e formando uma ilha com casas antigas, não essa região de prédios à beira-mar mostrados, mas ainda assim é um exagero.
Hello from Brazil, I was born in Recife but I don't live there anymore, but as I have a family and like Recife I go there constantly. I've been waiting for this video since I discovered your channel, congratulations on the approach and continue with the quality of the videos, hugs from Recife.
ratatoing!
Do you and your family swim in the sea, do you feel safe?
Never heard of Receif.
I live close to Recife, was waiting this video too
Sharks don't eat people remember. Shark week taught me that.
I am brazilian and I think is totally crazy that locals still swimming there with no worries.
This beach is crowd EVERYDAY.
Sim
I've been to Boa Viagem with friends and they went swimming 4am, I was really nervous and asking them to leave, they were all happy and drunk!
@@marinagasolina inconsequentes. Depois a culpa é do animal.
I would like to say i would swim while visiting...... you say it's crowded so statistically even lower. If hardly anybody swam but there are still attacks..... then i avoid 100%
@@BlanBonco pure logic 😂😂
As an Aussie, not many animals scare me, but bull sharks are an exception! Glad to see you back Kris 😊
Bullsharks are up there, but Salties I wouldn't go near the water, even the waters edge is a danger zone, and also small boats.
As a Frenchman, I'm afraid of bedbugs.
And all bigger animals.
Akin to the Gold Coast in Queensland, Oz !! Concrete jungle blocks the sun late arvo 🌞🌞🌤️🌤️⛅⛅🌥️🌥️☁️☁️!!
Bullsharks and Crocs are like pesky Jehovah witnesses on your doorstep on a Sunday morning after a booze fueled weekend... you know the bastards are lurking there... but you just hope they'll skip you and get the poor sucker next door !!😳😳😂😂
@@Pogouldangeliwitz
As an Aussie the humble Magpie scares the shitta outta us ALL !!! 😳😳😆🐦⬛
"Me and the sharks have a mutual understanding, i don't go in the Ocean and they stays off my lawn" - Some random guy on youtube.
Finally someone doing a longer video of the shark attacks here in Brazil, the real number of attacks here in Brazil are always a mystery, they avoid at all cost create panic, usually they say the victim died by drowning and only later was bite by sharks. Awesome video Kristian! Are you sure that girl who died was from US? Never heard of it, weird.
That’s what she’s listed as on the reports, could be wrong though!
I don't know, poor girl, but she did ignored all the shark signs on the beach, she was really unlucky to get attacked so hard, so quick, right before the Jet Ski lifeguard got her and If I'm not mistaken, I remember watching a censored video of her after she got in the street, with a lot of people and the lifeguard around her, and I got pissed off cuz she seems to not have any type of tourniquet on, the entire thing was so horrible. Was the first shark attack human victim that I saw a lot of blood involved, straight out of a JAWS movie, I'll always remember that, thank god the video had really bad quality. Now off-course, the Popov's attack tops that, I saw that uncensored, surprisingly you can't see blood, not that I remember, but what you see is worse. @@SHARKBYTES
@@SHARKBYTES She was Brazilian, but a tourist from the interior of the country.
I thought she was from Brazil.
Brunna Gobbi died in hospital the day after the attack. Apparently she died of an infection as a result of the bite and sub par hospital treatment.
I'm amazed there haven't been more attacks there under these conditions.
Ninguém mais nada lá depois das pedras
Shark Bytes is back! Sundays are worthwhile again!
I feel 100% the same way!!!
Yay!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I lived in a city close by and I can absolutely confirm that the slaughter house is one of the well known causes of this aggressive behaviors.
its so awesome to see a country not immediately going to culling sharks! and clearly their method worked :)
Crazy what gets achieved when people use their whole brains, sounds like Brazilian government have no problem doing what their scientific communities say. It’s good they don’t pay them for nothing 😊
They did immediately go to culling sharks, it was only later they tried relocating them. Relocation is far more time intensive and costly, and there is no guarantee those sharks won't return. Their methods clearly didn't work, with three shark attacks off Recife last year. The only reason the attacks weren't as high from the 2010s onwards is that swimming and water activities are mostly banned in that area. All they've succeeded in doing is in maintaining the ocean there as a no-go area for humans and maybe improving the education of people of the dangers of sharks off the beaches.
@@dreammaker9642 Scientists and politicians have claimed a great victory in Recife, yet the shark attacks have continued and lifeguards yank people out of the waters there when they try to swim.
@@factchecker472 then don’t swim there it’s that simple. If you choose to then that’s at your own risk, in this particular spot you won’t have zero incidents because sharks are hunting there and if you go there you risk getting caught in the cross fire. Killing the sharks won’t help the problem other than killing everything else it’s just counter productive across the board. If there’s a murder do we grab some random citizen and execute them for it ? No because it doesn’t make sense, same applies here.
@@dreammaker9642 That's certainly a valid argument, I'm not a fan of culling large numbers of sharks either. But my point is that I think your praise of the scientific community in this instance is very wrong. It was the scientific community in Recife, led by the prominent marine scientist Fabio Hazin, which advocated and then conducted the catching and killing of over 200 sharks in the 1990s in order to study their behaviour and life cycle. Later they tried translocating the sharks and that method didn't work either.
My friend from Brazil says you're probably safer in the water 😂
I have heard a few things here or there...!
The streets of Brasil are still safer than an american school, though. Just saying...
@@joaomus I don't doubt that, either!
And Recife is worse than the Brazilian average. Much worse than Rio.
I lived in Recife for 4 years.
@@joaomusnot really bro you don’t know nothing about Brazil!
And if you are a Brazilian you are lying, or are trying to be a fool!!!
Brazil is very dangerous in so many ways!!! The country has no laws, no Justice, and the criminality is very high!!
Just go and visit Guaruja City, in SP States, beautiful coast line but full of PCC criminals commanding the city and the state!
I’m a simple man. I see a shark sign, I don’t go in the water. Lol although ironically I went to dive with the great white and didn’t see any ..
Go figure! Haha
Great video dude!
Recife resident here! Thanks for the video! It also pays to mention the sheer amount of politics involved with Suape (obviously), how they manufactured "scientific" articles to make it seem they didn't do any damage and that project of fishing sharks and returning them to the deep? Well, the guy who created that was highly controversial as there was several reports of his "scientific research" boats fishing and KILLING bull and tiger sharks which led many to make conspiracy theories about how he was actually on a payroll from the prefecture to cull the sharks. And since he was a well-respected figure among the federal and rural universities, he had a cult following of eager grad-students to do his bidding, he also had a lot of enemies, like a lot, especially the environmentalists, he was stone cold and I know someone from the inside that has actually received death threats and intimidation techniques for trying to expose him. Serious stuff. Apparently the project stopped because it got to heated and the prefecture just decided to end it. Also shout out to Lawrence Wahbas' documentary about the Recife attacks! :D
I'm born and raised 3.000KM away from recife at an estuary island close to São Paulo and have seen sharks here more than a dozen times.
Ilhabela?
@@nickaoke Guarujá
Sou Sts já vi galha preta na região, tem muito alimento pra eles aqui, principalmente as tartarugas que estão doente
Well, sharks are mostly everywhere in the ocean, but depends on the species in the area and the water conditions that make it more or less dangerous. I am from a coastal city in Argentina and have seen sharks fished from the shore, where people bathe and there aren't any attacks. As per Brazil, I felt safe swimming in several places in the state of Rio de Janeiro where at least you can see 10/12 mts distance underwater.
Sounds like the ideal place for Solicitors to go on holiday as they wont get attacked due to professional courtesy
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Another awesome video Kris. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
Glad to see SHARK BYTES popping up in my notifications again. I agree with your reasoning 100%. Everything adds up. I also agree that the majority of these shark bites were bull sharks. When you said that Recife was bordered by 2 rivers, I immediately thought "bull sharks". I heard about a couple of these attacks when Tracking Sharks did videos on a couple of them.
I’m sure bulls likely make up the majority of these incidents!
@@SHARKBYTESI agree.
There is also a great number of tiger shark sightings in Recife, they kinda follow the ships in and out the ports. Could be either or both species the responsible for the attacks.
@@joaomarcosjunqueira4965I know. And, it could be either tiger sharks or bull sharks. But with the area being bordered by 2 major rivers, my first suspect would be bull sharks.
@@sharks3653 Both species have been clearly identified in attacks there. So, it's not one or the other but like off Reunion Island both species are responsible. And like there probably weighted more in balance of Bull shark attacks.
Me having watched this channel for a while now and getting hindsight having realized how stupid I was as a teen (I am mid 30s now). I had walked out waist/chest deep, more than half the length of a very long pier out fascinated how far I could get and still walk on the bottom (being 5’3” I was impressed), with some curious seals “playing” nearby me finding it so fun to have “sea puppies” so close thinking I was safe cuz hey I am next to the pier we good right, and not understanding why I was getting yelled at to go back to shore 👀 (this was a California coast in the summer months)
Yeah, I get it now, I realize how lucky I was not to have a negative shark encounter 👀
I was stationed at Ft Ord when the Monterey aquarium was first opened. The kelp beds were thick in the area. I remember how I didn't like it wrapping around my legs and would go back to land. I later watched a video at the aquarium showing that great whites stayed on the outside edge of the kelp waiting for sea lions to exit it and ambush them. There was a video of one of them even grabbing a sea lion off of a rock at the edge of shore.
Seals are probably more likely to bite you.
California isn't the worst. Dont know why people were screaming at you. Maybe the seals?
Wobbegong sharks mate, strewth
@@gyrospinup Jesus!
I have 'The Mammoth Book of Shark Attacks' and Recife appears in it a few times but the book only covers shark attacks from the 1900 and ends Jan 2013 so no data after that. I agree the slaughterhouse and the port would have factored into the spike in attacks. I know one thing though for definite, I would NEVER get into the sea especially around Recife!! Great work Christian! I love Shark Bytes
That's the most informative breakdown on Recife I've seen! Well done!
11:36 as a Brazilian and northwestern who lives in the neighbor state to Pernambuco i can say we have the same conditions, same topography, same shark especies visiting here in Paraíba but we have the right environment, the ecosystem is balanced and there’s plenty of food. On top of that our most visited beaches have a reef barrier protecting everyone, but we still have beaches without the reef barrier and we have history of only one attack in all these years. You can easily spot sharks, dolphins and other marine life here and thankfully to this day we didn’t messed up our environment in such a way that would cause such disturbance to the animals and humans. Regardless Recife is still onde of the prettiest cities and you definitely can swim safely in neighboring states and cities like the one i live (João Pessoa in Paraíba). I was waiting for this video and absolutely loved it! p.s. You should definitely come here to see these beauties by yourself 😍
Absolutely, there are some great beaches in Alagoas too.
I think you meant North Eastern?
Go visit Olinda, plus its Carneval, 👍🏻
Northeastern. Northwestern would be living like in Acre (Noroeste)
Sir SharkyMcBouncy hair! Missed you ❤! Welcome back 🎉 🍾
Hair bounce inbound
Woooo welcome back! Super stoked as always for a new season
I swam in Recife a lot between 1998 and 2000. The beach was right across the street from my best friend's condo complex. I don't remember there being any warning signs about sharks way back then, but there were some real nasty riptides on that beach if you were an inexperienced swimmer, and no warning signs for those either. There were plenty of beach goers always there, so it never occurred to me that I was in any danger.
Fascinating, I really love your breakdowns of the factors which can affect shark/human interactions.
One of my favorite Shark Bytes videos so far! Incredibly interesting. Keep up the good work
I'm from Recife, bornt and live here, all my childhood going to this beach and i still go. I'm surprised with your video. Really well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
These attacks are more in Piedade beach, in front of the curch area. The other areas even with no coral reef are a little safe.
But i prefer go to south coast of Pernambuco state (Porto de Galinhas, Muro alto, Carneiros, Tamandare, Calhetas, Gaibu...) no attacks there.
And the girl that you said she died, she was from Brazil. Thank you for the video
Happy bornt day Ricky!!
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Boa Viagem inteira até o Paiva não é segura. Tem mais ataques na área da Igreja, mas com certeza haveria muitos em outras áreas se as pessoas continuassem a nadar lá.
Thanks for the detailed information. And thanks for starting the next season of shark bytes. We missed you. 🎉
Great to have you back Kristian! Hope you had a relaxing break
Great to be back Holly!
Welcome back Kristian. As always a brilliant and balanced analysis. I’m looking forward to the new series.
Love this video. Do more like it please
Education is so important. Great work with this channel.
Shark Bytes back with a bang! Really interesting video, thanks Kris 🦈
Thanks for being back
Great video! Just a small correction, that shark attack victim whose attack was recorded was actually Brazilian from the state of Sao Paulo, further south .
yessssss i have been waiting for you to post!
Yay! Great you‘re back! 🎉
Another awesome video, I had no idea. Growing up on Cape Cod and watching the great whites increase with the seal population boom during the 80’s/90’s, and then moving to Midcoast, Maine where it’s a repeat of my child/teen years with Great Whites starting to move in closer. Anxious to read Dr. Greg Skomal’s new book. Keep up the amazing videos, so happy I found this channel. 🦈🦈
Yes, Shark Bytes is back. Always fascinating stuff... thank you!
I would love a creature feature on Port Jackson Sharks! Those loveable little sea puppies are so cute and interesting, and their eggs and life histories are very cool as well. I haven't seen many horn sharks on the channel, even though they are some of the oldest shark lineages out there. Speaking of old sharks, a video on prehistoric sharks would be awesome as well. Great job on your latest video, well researched and educational as always, and good luck for the rest of the season!
Wobbegong shark too
I went to Sri Lanka last year and o was really scared to swim in the sea but all the locals I spoke to said there where no sharks just crocodiles which again not getting in the water 😂
So my question is why ?
I swam and dived off Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, where the highlight was seeing the blacktip reef sharks. I agree it's strange there have been so few shark attacks there though.
I would rather deal with a shark than a croc.
@@dianacryerEspecially those giant saltwater crocodiles that inhabit Sri Lanka.
@@XC20248 Yes those things are kinda cool, but absolutely terrifying.
That clip showing one of the attacks also holds another detail that has been common across a lot of these videos: she was separated. Seems whenever we're looking at these incidents they almost always occur when people are isolated.
If staying in groups was emphasized more in shark warning signs and made more common knowledge, it'd probably reduce the number of incidents remarkably
Absolutely, you’ll hear me mention this quite a lot in the shark scientist reacts to shark attack videos - safety in numbers isn’t fool proof, but it can make a difference!
@SHARKBYTES it's from your videos that I learned to spot that detail, keep them coming!
She couldn't swim, she and her 3 cousins were paddling in the shallows when all three were taken out to sea by a current, the two boys scrambled back, Bruna and her other cousin were swept out, they were seconds from being rescued when the shark attacked.
@@factchecker472that makes everything even more terrifying. She got caught by the current, she is dragged to the sea and not only dealing with the panic of drowning she is also attacked by a shark and killed. Truly horrifying.
@@leodefine86 Absolutely horrifying, I completely agree with you - I guess the splashing around in panic may have helped attract the shark's attention.
so glad to see shark bytes is back! i learn a lot from your videos. thank you for your time and work! all the best ~
I love your videos. Keep up the good work.
i've been to recife a couple of times and they do have MANY warnings on shark attacks, still some people continue to go to the sea! even in nearby cities like olinda they do have many many warnings. Many fishermen say the construction of the huge port nearby messed up the environmental conditions and the sharks' feeding area in recife and the dates kinda add up to the shark attacks but the company that constructed the port always tried to silence the locals
Great video, taught me some new info. Thank you!
I was in Recife on business twenty years ago. Beautiful city, definitely had a Miami feel. But the shark danger signs all along the beaches were jarring. I’ve always remembered those, and how strange it was to see so few people swimming on beautiful days.
As always, another solid video. So informative.
I’m thrilled that you’re back for and the season!!! Do you know if the shark repellent bands that the lifeguards are wearing efficient? I assume studies cb have been done on them but I’d be interested in knowing your thoughts💕
We did do a video on shark repellants, could be time for a new one though!
@@SHARKBYTES That’s great - I’ll find it on your channel and watch it 😎 Thank you for your reply!
Welcome back. Hope you had a great break
This is so incredibly well explained and presented! Thank you so much for your content, much love
Well researched video! Super excited for a new Shark Bytes season ❤🦈😁
It’s gunna be a goodie!
Another very informative video! Thank you so much! 🦈😊
Great analysis very informative.I love the deep dive you do on shark stuff it makes so much sense
Great video! Knew about all the factors you mentioned and completly agree with you Kris!
Good to see you again...
hello from Denmark 🌸
Yikes, brother, excellent video but that's one place where I wouldn't swim or snorkel. The sharks there seem pretty gnarly, probably lacking in their natural food source I guess, perhaps because of over-fishing. I saw reports on Tracking Sharks that some of the attacks there have been in less than waist deep water, too.
Até mesmo com água pouco acima do joelho.
I really enjoy these types of videos where you look at the environment, human and other factors of a location. Very interesting!
I remember swimming at Boa Viagem beach as a child and teenager with no fear at all of a shark attack. But yes, it was after the construction of the port of Suape to the South of Recife that all that changed. Reportedly, that destroyed the sharks' source of food and they migrated North. Thanks for the detailed video and the additional information. I have no idea either how this situation will evolve... 😕
This was a pleasant surprise, I didn't know we were due new content yet!
This was a really interesting and well put together video, excellent stuff! If you were a supervillain designing the perfect shark attack hotspot, I don't think you'd need to design it much differently!
Couldn’t resist, didn’t want to be away for too long!
Great video, Chris.
I used to surf in the other spots south from Recife, Itapoama and Paiva beach, the water there was much more clear less attacks there, however you never can surf the same way.
We learn ways to sat on the board keeping the feet of the water while waiting for the waves but it was too stressful.
My mum put an end to it saying : no more surf for you boy "
Very fascinating, I never heard of Recife but what you explained makes perfect sense of why there have been so many shark attacks over the years.
That deep channel is scary as hell 😱
Now we need a video about the shark attacks in Mogadishu you mentioned. Searched for a video about it and found nothing really
Can I just say I think your content is 1st class! I subscribed about 2 months ago, always loved sharks, but I’ve learned more about sharks from watching your content that I could have on discovery and various other places. You must put a lot of work in so wanted to say thanks
Happy you're back and adding to my knowledge of sharks. Thanks.
Plenty of knowledge in bound!
Well written and researched presentation, had hear about these factors with Recife before! Thank you!
Really interesting vid. I love how you breakdown all the potential factors.
I like that you went into the beach topography as a factor, not something I would have considered but makes a lot of sense as to why there's so many shark attacks there
Love your vids ! Keep it going 😊
Another Brazilian who loves your channel! Keep up the good work!
I had a surfer friend that was from Recife and her friend was one of the victims in the 90s. She hates sharks ever since. :(
Yaaaayy you’re back! 👏🏻😃 Love your videos!
Hello again from Canada and sooo glad you're back! Wonderful video. Your explanations and theories are spot -on and I feel so sad for these animals. Habitat loss will just continue on for both land and sea creatures and it just breaks my heart. I love sharks and all other wildlife. Everything here has a vital purpose for the health of our planet. As time goes on I have less and less respect for our own species. Thank-you for another fantastic video.🥰🦜🐾 Could you do a video about the sharks around Haida Gwaii? I'm very curious to know how many species frequent the waters where I live. Blessings on you.
Glad to see you finally made a video about my area! I have been living here for more then a decade, but I am originally from the Gulf of Mexico. Since I have migrated down here I have witnessed three attacks. Its a bit of a shame to say that but all of them unprovoked. The thing is a few of my fellows have this not very good mannered way of trying food they're not quite familiar with in a bite-it-first fashion. Most of us just don't go for it when we are uncertain if is a fish or a human. Anyway, we love your channel. Cheers from Recife ✌🏼🦈
been there twice early 2000s .
The same things you bring up around 12:00 were what locals pointed at as the start of recife's trouble with sharks. The location of the massive port 10k to the south was where the sharks used to hang out before the 90's. Whenever the topic came up, most people were convinced there was a correlation.
Welcome back Kris , thanks for the interesting and informative video.
I've missed out on your videos lately. This one was a very interesting one. Lots of information and points to consider too. Need to go back through those ones I've missed!
I remember Bruna Gobbis attack and saw the attempt rescue video. The life guards did good getting the girls in the wave runner but horrible job with Bruna after. Lifeguards carried her without putting a belt or something over her foot to stop the bleeding. They carried her up steps and she was still alive then to
Yes, agreed - no excuse for lifeguards at that particular beach not to be aware of what to do in case of shark attack.
WTF!!!!
Welcome back, Kris. Really enjoyed the depth of the research and analysis. In short, we're the greatest threat to marine life and ourselves.
Been waiting a while for this one - good analysis. One to cross off the swim list...
A very interesting analysis! Very sad, though, that so many people have lost their lives... Irrelevant, but I also feel sad when I see skyscrapers on the beach. No respect for nature, unfortunately.
This was so interesting. Great video Chris
Thanks for the deep dive on this Kris. Much appreciated : )
I don't want to sound like a weirdo, but recently you appeared in a dream of mine, haha. It wasn't anything too outlandish, we were just in a small rowing boat, making our way over some lakes and whenever a fish was visible next to the boat, you'd tell me the name of the species. Though at some point you went out of the boat onto an island and yelled at some kids that were destroying a tree there.
(No clue why I had that dream, because I didn't watch any of your videos the few days beforehand... but thanks to you that was the first dream that wasn't a nightmare in a very long time - as in over a year )
Save the trees!!!
Shark attack spikes always seem to occur when something is bringing shark in closer to shore, where people are swimming. Weather it a slaughter house, tuna packing plant, new construction, red tide, La Nina, El Nino, a heat wave, an oil spill, or any other dozens of situations, that is when you want to stay out of the water.
Very good investigative coverage, Kris. Thanks!
Good video. Plus i like the topography videos if u can do more
Another great informative video Kris, thanks. I think I asked in the past, but I would love to hear your analysis on the sharks of Hawaii.
Especially the topography of Maui Nui, the lack of Bull sharks(thankfully), Sharks of Hawaii, Whale seasons, turtle populations, tourist Galeophobia etc.
We have had 1 fatality in each of the last 2 Decembers here in Maui, the Lady who was snorkelling with her husband and just recently the surfer at Pāʻia Bay.
I, like many of the local Hawaiians adore sharks, even to the point of them being symbols of ancestors (‘aumākua). There is a lot of good feeling for them here, even though they do unfortunately get themselves in the news every now and then.
I go to our local aquarium at least once a month to check on the female Tiger they have there. She will be released soon, she is getting a little too large for the tank, will miss her, but at the same time be so happy she is back home.
Great video Chris. I wonder if there is any way they could start recreating the natural mangrove swamps and the original waterway they destroyed, as a longer term solution?
Great video my friend you explained the situation perfectly.
5:53 - Bruna was Brazilian Girl. So tragic. I remember that.
I know! She got her leg bit into shreds! I saw the news story about her and saw her poor leg😢 She passed away from too much blood loss i believe😢
The first time I heard of Recife, it was in regards to workers from Compassion International rescuing children from sex trafficking.
Nice video as always🦈
This video was wild crazy 😅
Idk why my notifications doesn't pop up with you're channel well maybe its because im still new but loved the video
Even if you’ve got the notifications bell turned on, sometimes RUclips doesn’t show you.. weirdly. Regardless, Sundays at 9pm GMT there will always be a Shark Bytes upload!
Thank you for your logical and succint analysis.
Ooooooh...I will never go there in the first place‼️Those tall sky scraper buildings are uuuuugly‼️🤣⛹️not for this country girl 🤾💃😅
Recife foi aos poucos sendo projetada para ataques de tubarões. Assisti uma palestra de um pessoal da Universidade que estuda essa situação lá. É trágico.
Now that is a scary beach.
Letting you know, I had a dream today that discovering a new creature feature video, I was so thrilled that when I woke up I went on YT to check uploads to only find out it was actually in a dream lmao! you can now say that Shark Bytes is so good that its viewers dream of it😂
One of your most entertaining videos, thanks!
That's truly appalling! Thank you for such a comprehensive video!
My legs have been bumped by dozens of sharks as a life long surfer..It's a spooky feeling when they bump into you, testing you, to decide if they want to take a bite..
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I agree with your theory regarding the high number of shark attacks in Recife. Its a constant ringing of a dinner bell for the sharks! Many thanks for your report.
Venice of Brazil?? 😂 (seriously, have you been to Venice?) Recife is more like Grimsby with skyscrapers. What a dump. Pity the poor sharks.
You're right, but to be fair Olinda (which is still in that 12 miles) is really nice.
Na vdd, Recife é chamado assim devido à região mais antiga da cidade, cortada pelo rio e formando uma ilha com casas antigas, não essa região de prédios à beira-mar mostrados, mas ainda assim é um exagero.