1.0Coastwatchhttps://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatchSWIMMING WITH SHARKS - Coastwatchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jBUq6uBfbS"><a href="https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/swimming-with-sharks/">SWIMMING WITH SHARKS</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/swimming-with-sharks/embed/#?secret=jBUq6uBfbS" width="600" height="338" title="“SWIMMING WITH SHARKS” — Coastwatch" data-secret="jBUq6uBfbS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
//# sourceURL=https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js
</script>
https://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/coastwatch/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/09/p42-replacement-image-bull-shark-iStock-1482624105-credit-Steve-Hinczynski-scaled-1.jpg25601771In a typical year, one or two shark bites are reported in North Carolina. This summer, the relatively high number of shark bites has caused North Carolina beaches to become the center of media attention, from the local to global scale.