Talk:Blacktip shark

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Found an image here : http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/sharks/inshore.html but can't verify it is public domain. A lot of other shark pages use images from here, so I assume it is. Yomangani 16:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

This is incorrect:

Importance to humans

Its flesh is used fresh, dried or salted for consumption, its hide is used for leather and its liver for oil. It is occasionally taken as a game fish and often by shore anglers. It has not been indicated in unprovoked attacks against humans but is potentially dangerous.

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Danger to Humans

The International Shark Attack File (ISAF) indicates that blacktip sharks are historically responsible for 28 unprovoked attacks on humans around the world. Attacks were reported in the United States (Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Alabama), the Caribbean (Bahamas and British Virgin Islands), and South Africa. None of these attacks ended in fatality, but commonly resulted in relatively minor bite wounds. Blacktip sharks are responsible for roughly 16% of the attacks that occur in Florida waters, often striking surfers.

From: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/descript/blacktip/blacktipshark.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tedbrid (talk • contribs) 23:49, 5 April 2008 (UTC)