Barreiros, João P.Gadig, Otto B. F.Haddad Jr., Vidal2014-08-282014-08-282014Barreiros, JP; Gadig, Otto BF; Haddad, Vidal (2014). "An Unprovoked Attack by a Blue Shark Prionace glauca (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) on a Spear Fisherman in Terceira Island, Azores, Northeast Atlantic", Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, [Article In Press]. DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.03.014.1080-6032 (Print)1545-1534 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/3136Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Science Ltd.The blue shark, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758), is a large predatory oceanic-epipelagic species with worldwide distribution that is usually harmless to humans. However, its inquisitive behavior when facing divers in open waters and a moderately powerful set of jaws and teeth can inflict severe injuries, reasons for this shark to be regarded with caution in some shark-human interaction scenarios. There are at least 13 recorded unprovoked attacks imputed to this species to date (eg, http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/species3.htm). […].engHuman-Wildlife ConflictsShark Attack AzoresWildlife Medicinejournal article2014-07-2510.1016/j.wem.2014.03.014