New York State is using more drones to watch for sharks along beaches with it being a very active summer for shark activity.
Governor Kathy Hochul is sending 60 new shark monitoring drones to Nassau, Suffolk, New York City and Westchester beaches following a handful of attacks off New York waters this summer. Erik Kulleseid is the state’s Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.
"Drone footage gives our lifeguards and beach front park managers even greater visibility than they would have from their lifeguard stands. The advantage point, being able to look straight down in the water, you have a much greater ability to see what's happening underneath the surface."
The governor notes, that over recent decades, the water has gotten cleaner, attracting bait fish closer to shore that's why more schools of sharks are being spotted off beaches.