Meanwhile, an update of the Orange Beach shark sightings has reported on the estimated amount of the sharks which are actually in the area. Fortunately, Shepard said that the number of sharks around Perdido Pass has decreased since Sunday. He said, "Yesterday, we saw between 10-to-20 at the pass and that includes the area East of the pass that we had to close. Today, there were seven or eight sharks right around Alabama Point Pass, and other than that we only saw one or two."
News website chron.com reports that after surveillance riding a helicopter on late Monday afternoon, Shepard spotted around 20 sharks from the area just west of Flora-Bama to the Gulf State Park Pier. The number has decreased from an estimated 150. According to Shepard, most of the marine creatures in the Orange Beach shark sightings are about three feet long. A few may also be around five feet long. However, it reportedly is difficult to identify what species of sharks they were.
Shepard said, "It can be bull sharks, it can be sand sharks. From up in the air or standing on the beach, it's hard to identify.
Meanwhile, Shepard also reiterated on the status of the beach shutdowndue to the Orange Beach shark sightings. Shepard said that not the entirety of the beach has been shut down. He said, "The only area affected by this is Alabama Point on the East side, and the first Shell parking lot. All other public access points are open."
Orange Beach shark sightings update on the beach shutdown will reportedly be reassessed about 10 a.m. on Tuesday to conclude whether the closed section of the beach will re-open. Despite the sightings, Shepard pointed out that shark attacks are very rare and the closure is a conservative measure due to the Orange Beach shark sightings.
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