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Sharks killed four people and bit 58 others around the world in 2006, a comparatively dull year for dangerous encounters [blank] the two species, scientists said in their annual shark attack census on Tuesday. Shark bite numbers [blank] steadily over the last century as humans reproduced exponentially and [blank] more time at the seashore. But the numbers have been [blank] over the past five years as overfishing [blank] the shark population near shore and swimmers [blank] about the risks of [blank] into certain areas, Burgess said.

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Sharks killed four people and bit 58 others around the world in 2006, a comparatively dull year for dangerous encounters between the two species, scientists said in their annual shark attack census on Tuesday. Shark bite numbers grew steadily over the last century as humans reproduced exponentially and spent more time at the seashore. But the numbers have been flat over the past five years as overfishing thinned the shark population near shore and swimmers got smarter about the risks of wading into certain areas, Burgess said.
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