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Shark attacks: researchers say 'fight back'

Shark attacks went up in 2010, with at 79 unprovoked attacks reported. Experts give advice on how to fight back if attacked by a shark.
Shark attacks? Humans kill sharks in far greater numbers.

Shark attacks may make headlines, but it's the human attacks on sharks that are having a far greater impact on our oceans' ecosystems.
Oil spill cleanup: BP spill's effect on endangered marine species potentially 'mind-boggling'

Oil spill cleanup: The growing BP oil spill threatens a critically endangered sawfish with extinction, as well as many other threatened species.
Shark attacks worldwide: bites are up, fatalities down

Worldwide, the number of shark attacks has grown each decade, hitting 646 in the 2000s. That's because so many more people are beachgoers. But fatalities from shark bites are quickly dropping.
Gallery: Top shark attack locations
Experts rule out 'great white' in Florida shark attack

The shark that killed a kite surfer in Florida Wednesday was one of several possible species, scientists say. Teeth marks will help them identify the attacker.
Florida shark attack a Great White?

One researcher says probably not. But what kind of shark was it?