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And now we are starting to see a lot of those. we are getting an awesome shark population of the east coast. as a population goes up and more and more people are going to the beach. we are deafly getting more interactions. there's market was selfless catching these things. the sand tigers are booming the population great white sharks are going up. there are more sightings, there are more sharks out there. a lot of this is due to our protection of these things. it has beneficial to the ocean is not beneficial to the people swimming out there 100 yards. arthel: i mean the ocean is their home. so...

Go in the water today. >> reporter: today state officials returned to the shoreline patrolling from above with drones. >> that gives us the best opportunity to see sharks or other dangerous marine life before it actually becomes a problem. >> reporter: two teenagers suffered suspected shark bites at separate beaches monday. and three adults yesterday were injured, none of them serious. so far this year there has been at least 23 reported shark attacks across the country. compared to 51 in all of last year. one person died. > if you go in the waterr rit now in long island, you are swimming wit...

Samples are collected for 24 different scientific studies, including one testing hormone levels to see if she is. chief scientist dr. bob heuter says a healthy shark population is unhealthy for the entire planet. >> set the ocean back into balance and reset the system so we have the best health not only for the sharks but for ourselves. >> reporter: and now that there are more of these predators swimming among us ... >> we actually need to retrain ourselves on how to play and enjoy a more wild, abundant ocean. look at the ocean before you walk into it. you don't want to walk into a big ball wi...

Since act have really done a toll on the fishery. and, in a certainly an overregulation situation what's going on now. >> washing seeing is not good at managing the national world i've noticed. so, i hope they're not going after redfish, are they and why do you think this shark population has exploded? >> well this shark population we believe is exploded because of the restriction on commercial fishing quite frankly. fishing in federal waters. shark fishing is still allowed in state waters, and that puts really no dent in it in comparison to what is going on short. and in the golf, it is 9 mil...

The magnason stevens act have really done a toll on the fishery. and it's certainly a overegg lation situation that's going on now. washington not good at managing the natural world . afte noticed. >> so, i mean, i hope they're not going after redfish. and arh, are te they ? thi >> and why do you think the shark population has exploded? well, the shark population, we believe, is exploded because of the the restrictions on commercial fishinion on cg, e frankly, fishing in federal waters. shark fishing is still allowed in state waters. and that puts that puts really no dent in it in comparisonon...