SHARK FILES
Robert J. Heyer | INVESTIGATION | CONSERVATION
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New York’s crowded beaches can come to halt with the shout of a single word: shark! The shores of Long Island and Staten Island and the waters surrounding Manhattan have had more than thirty shark attacks recorded since the days of New Amsterdam. Legend has it that Antony Van Corlear, Peter Stuyvesant’s trusted deputy, was killed by a shark crossing Spuyten Duyvil Creek while blowing his famed trumpet. In the summer of 1916, after a series of bloody encounters along the Jersey Shore, sharks terrorized beachgoers of Sheepshead Bay, frightening the entire region. Two incidents on Fire Island in 2018 within mere hours and miles of each other involved a twelve-year-old and a thirteen-year-old, striking fear in the hearts of parents. Authors Patricia and Robert Heyer chart the history of New York’s shark attacks.
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We’re excited to share our work with you. Sharks are under immense pressure around the world and further research is needed to improve the accuracy of what we believe we know about them. Only then can we properly protect them. Our projects help clear the mysterious perceptions surrounding sharks by uncovering a more complete record of their history for the sake of their future!
Robert & Patricia Heyer
Home of the NEW JERSEY SHARK ATTACK FILE
The New Jersey Shark Attack file was established in 1998 to investigate all possible incidents of shark attack within the waters of New Jersey. Due to the close proximity and similar habitat with New York City the file was expanded in 2017 to include all attacks in New York waters.
Learn More: NJSAF
The current area of study is the New York Bight that runs from Cape May, New Jersey to Montauk, New York. Rivers, bays, and estuaries from the areas are included in the reporting area. Also included are freshwater bodies of water and aquariums.
