As New York contends with a flurry of shark attacks—including five in two days over Fourth of July weekend, three fewer than the state recorded in all of 2022—Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided the best way to monitor the sea is from the sky.
It’s possible the rise in shark encounters is simply a fluke: There were actually fewer attacks in 2022 than in the previous year, and the rate of them has remained steady over the past few decades. But on Friday, recognized internationally as Shark Awareness Day, Hochul announced a major expansion of New York’s efforts to combat shark attacks with drones.
