| Title: |
When Competition Breaks the Rules: Feeding Frenzy as a Trigger for Unexpected Fatal Shark Predation Bites on a Human Sea‐User by Non Traumatogenic Carcharinids in the Oriental Mediterranean |
| Authors: |
Clua, Eric E. G.; Parton, Kristian. J. |
| Contributors: |
Béatrice Ederer-Weber Stiftung |
| Source: |
Ethology ; ISSN 0179-1613 1439-0310 |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
The fatal shark attack on a male tourist in Hadera (Oriental Mediterranean coast) in 2025 involved several Dusky sharks ( Carcharhinus obscurus ), a species not considered to be traumatogenic to humans. Artificial provisioning in the area has resulted in habituation with behaviors including begging, potentially resulting in a bold shark displaying a first reflex/clumsiness bite targeting the camera held by the snorkeler, unintentionally wounding him. The sound and olfactory stimuli have likely triggered a feeding frenzy leading to multiple sharks engaging in predation bites. In this case study, extreme competition between individuals has probably overridden the non‐instinctive prey nature of the human victim. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/eth.70013 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.70013; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/eth.70013 |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B94B7C28 |
| Database: |
BASE |