1.   Bruce Gordon has described his terrifying ordeal in a shark attack.

2.   ATLANTA - Despite the summer-long media blitz on sharks biting humans, this has really been a so-so year for shark attacks.

3.   A shark attack had left the young dolphin badly wounded, weak and unable to swim.

4.   A shark attack is a potential danger for anyone who frequents marine waters, but it should be kept in perspective.

5.   Add cave-ins to the list of known beach hazards like sunburn, drowning and shark attacks.

6.   Alarms are also ringing because some of the attacks this summer occurred along the Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic states, places usually at relatively low risk of shark attack.

7.   Burgess, the author of the shark-attack study, concedes that feeding dives are not a factor in the growing number of shark attacks.

8.   But if shark attacks are down - which the experts say they are - then why are we reading about a new attack every other day?

9.   But operators of the popular shark-viewing excursions characterized the ruling as politically motivated and said it would do little to stem shark attacks.

10.   Despite the relatively low number of shark attacks this year, a debate is stirring in scientific circles over whether human activity may be provoking some strikes.