'When dealing with top predators like sharks, we also want to act like a predator,' said an expert diver.
. Galeophobia, an abnormally strong and persistent fear of sharks, provokes severe distress and anxiety in sufferers, even if they're safe. For example, a galeophobe might skip trips to the aquarium or panic on a boat or at the beach, even if there is no chance of a shark appearing.
In 2014, Christopher Neff—a lecturer in Public Policy from the University of Sydney, Australia—explored how the success of the 1975 blockbustereffect," Neff proposed that the film's story line created three myths around shark attacks. According to the Steven Spielberg-directed classic, sharks deliberately bite people, encounters with sharks are always deadly and sharks need to be killed to protect humans. Since the film's release almost 50 years ago, the shark population has drastically declined, with over 100 million sharks killed every year.
A stock photo of a tiger shark swimming towards the camera. Reddit users suggested a shark that appears in a viral video just wanted its nose"booped" rather than to eat a diver for lunch.
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