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UAE › Fujairah › Sandy Beach Hotel & Resort 4*

I read that there are reef sharks there. How dangerous are they?

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Fearless and curious, reef sharks can swim close enough to humans, but they are rarely aggressive unless provoked. The reef shark reaches over 2 m in length and over 20 kg in weight, but is considered harmless. However, in the presence of an injured fish (such as spearfishing) it is easily agitated and may bite a diver[4]. There have also been cases when the reef shark bit too annoying swimmers. For 2011, only 7 cases of attacks by reef sharks were recorded on the international list, of which 5 were unprovoked. None of the attacks resulted in a fatal outcome[18]. Reef sharks are suitable for observation while diving, they can be hand-fed[2].

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alex45 · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-21T23:58

I swam, there were reef sharks, but small ones, somewhere from half a meter. They were not going to eat me.

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