Many sharks spotted near the beaches of Long Island: where swimming is prohibited

Experts believe sharks are attracted to warm waters. Most likely, the predators will stay here until late autumn. The details were shared by the edition Fox News.

Sharks are on the rise on New York beaches. This deprives beach lovers of the opportunity to truly relax.

Due to the large number of sharks seen on various beaches on Long Island, the number of patrols monitoring the situation from helicopters, as well as rescuers watching from the shore, has also increased.

The cities of Oyster Bay and Hempstead have closed several beaches in the past week and have marked them with red flags, which means swimming is prohibited.

At least 17 sharks have been sighted this summer, according to Nassau County Executive Director Laura Curran.

On the subject: A shark weighing almost 200 kg was caught off the coast of Long Island

Paul Sieswerda, executive director of Gotham Whale, said the marine research organization received "more than double" reports of sharks this summer than in previous years. These predators were often found in the Ambrose Channel, south of Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Experts suggest that sharks are attracted to warm water. "Temperature is an important factor in their migration, so it is possible that animals move in early spring and may remain until late autumn," said Michael Frisk of Stony Brook University.

At the moment it is not clear if the sharks seen are the same or multiple individuals.

Here are the experts' recommendations on how to behave when meeting a shark: no splashing, no swimming alone, or at dusk and dawn.

Earlier in Maine, a shark first attacked a person... The victim was a New Yorker.