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© APResearchers captured or tagged a record 2835 sharks from Florida to North Carolina in April and May.
A newly released United States federal study shows a record number of sharks swimming off the coast from Florida to North Carolina.

The Virginian-Pilot reports the increase comes as North Carolina set a record for shark attacks this northern summer.

Eight people have been attacked along the North Carolina coast this year, the most since a Florida group began counting attacks 80 years ago.

The new study shows researchers captured or tagged 2835 sharks from Florida to North Carolina in April and May. That compares with 1831 sharks tagged in the most recent survey in 2012. The largest captured was a 3.8m tiger shark.

Source: AP