Egypt investigates alleged shark attack off northern coast
The Egyptian Ministry of Environment rolled out a program to track changes in sharks’ behavior and their attacks on humans, following allegations that a shark attacked a diver in the Northern Coast.
CAIRO — The Egyptian government has announced a program to monitor sharks after a citizen was injured in the northern coast.
Tarek el-Qanawaty, the nature protection advisor at the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, told Cairo24 news website on Sept. 12 that the program will track changes in sharks’ behavior following a series of attacks on humans.
Qanawaty said a committee formed by the ministry to implement the program has received the needed equipment from a foreign party (which he did not mention).
A foreign shark specialist arrived in Egypt a few days ago, he added. The expert will be assisted by an Egyptian team in implementing the one-year program beginning in early October, Qanawaty said. It will install devices on the backs of sharks to track and monitor their movement.
