Egyptian Resort Tries to Recover From Shark Attacks

"It is now safe to go back in the water. Or at least that's what the governor of South Sinai, Mohamed Shosha, told reporters at the Egyptian beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday night, a week after a series of unprecedented shark attacks sent authorities and experts scrambling for answers, ordering swimmers out of the sea.
For over a week, authorities, tourists, and tour operators waited tensely in this shimmering coral-rimmed Red Sea town, while businesses stalled, and a team of U.S. scientists was rushed in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attacks. On Sunday the scientists concluded their investigation, and South Sinai authorities announced that beaches would re-open in the next few days under a new set of safety rules.
The state will enforce international agreements against dumping in the Red Sea, they say. (One theory had been that dumped sheep carcasses had drawn sharks to the area.) Tourists will have to stay within a designated swimming area. Hotels will have to build lifeguard towers, if they don't already have them. Sea patrols will keep an eye on the water. And hotel staff and local authorities will receive training on how to perform rescues during a shark attack, says Salem Saleh, the director of the city's Tourism Authority. Most importantly, he adds: tourists will have to refrain from feeding the fish."

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