After a shark attack in Panama City Beach left a man in critical condition, experts say sharks are common in local waters, but attacks remain rare.

A fisherman was bitten on the leg by a hooked bull shark at Fort Pickens on June 5. NSA Panama City reported a shark attacked a man there on June 8.

A brief break in the water turned into a fight for survival. A US Navy civilian employee was critically injured in a shark attack on Monday, June 8, while swimming near a marina at Naval Support Activity Panama City in Florida,

But with experts saying conditions are ripe for a “sharky summer” off Southern California’s coast, and with more of the sharp-toothed predators hanging out and comingling with ocean users, even closing a few local beaches in recent months,

The man died at around 11:25 a.m. local time on Saturday, June 6

A spearfisher was killed on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in Australia's second fatal shark attack in just over a week, police said.

A fisherman has died after being mauled by a shark on the Great Barrier Reef, the second fatal attack in Australia in the past fortnight.

Spearfishing is a pastime enjoyed by many in the waters off the Australian coast. But a deadly shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef is raising questions about spearfishing risks and whether the risks are worth the reward.