The 2022 All-SEC Team is led by 18 selections from Alabama, while Georgia (13), Texas A&M (12) and Tennessee (10) also hit double-digit picks. LSU, Kentucky, Auburn and Mississippi State each check in with nine selections on the All-SEC Team for '22.

Athlon Sports has released its top 25 for 2022. Now, it’s time to take a look at the best of the best and honor the top players in the league with a release of first, second, third and fourth all-conference teams for 2022.

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2022. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2022 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year. Also, team strength does not play a role in selections. These are the best individual players at each position in the league for '22.

SEC Football 2022 All-Conference Team

First-Team Offense

QB Bryce Young, AlabamaRB Tank Bigsby, AuburnRB Christopher Rodriguez, Kentucky AP Jahmyr Gibbs, AlabamaWR Cedric Tillman, TennesseeWR Kayshon Boutte, LSUTE Brock Bowers, GeorgiaC Ricky Stromberg, ArkansasOL Layden Robinson, Texas A&MOL Nick Broeker, Ole MissOL Broderick Jones, GeorgiaOL Emil Ekiyor, Alabama

First-Team Defense

DL Jalen Carter, GeorgiaDL Derick Hall, AuburnDL Byron Young, AlabamaDL Byron Young, TennesseeLB Will Anderson, AlabamaLB Nolan Smith, GeorgiaLB Henry To'o-To'o, AlabamaLB Bumper Pool, ArkansasCB Kelee Ringo, GeorgiaCB Cam Smith, South CarolinaS Jordan Battle, AlabamaS Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M

First-Team Specialists

K Harrison Mevis, MissouriP Nik Constantinou, Texas A&MKR Lideatrick Griffin, Mississippi StatePR Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Second-Team Offense

QB Hendon Hooker, TennesseeRB Devon Achane, Texas A&MRB Kenny McIntosh, GeorgiaAP Ainias Smith, Texas A&MWR Jermaine Burton, AlabamaWR Josh Vann, South CarolinaTE Jaheim Bell, South CarolinaC Sedrick Van Pran, GeorgiaOL Javon Foster, MissouriOL Kenneth Horsey, KentuckyOL O'Cyrus Torrence, FloridaOL Jeremy James, Ole Miss

Second-Team Defense

DL Maason Smith, LSUDL Ali Gaye, LSUDL Isaiah McGuire, MissouriDL Colby Wooden, AuburnLB Brenton Cox Jr., FloridaLB BJ Ojulari, LSULB Dallas Turner, AlabamaLB J.J. Weaver, KentuckyLB Jeremy Banks, TennesseeCB Eli Ricks, AlabamaCB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi StateS Jalen Catalon, ArkansasS Christopher Smith, Georgia

Second-Team Specialists

K Will Reichard, AlabamaP Oscar Chapman, AuburnKR Jahmyr Gibbs, AlabamaPR Kearis Jackson, Georgia

Third-Team Offense

QB KJ Jefferson, ArkansasRB Zach Evans, Ole MissRB John Emery, LSUAP Jo'quavious Marks, Mississippi StateWR Jonathan Mingo, Ole MissWR Jaden Walley, Mississippi StateTE Cameron Latu, AlabamaC Bryce Foster, Texas A&MOL Keiondre Jones, AuburnOL Beaux Limmer, ArkansasOL Jerome Carvin, TennesseeOL Warren McClendon, GeorgiaOL Eli Cox, Kentucky

Third-Team Defense

DL Gervon Dexter, FloridaDL Zacch Pickens, South CarolinaDL Tyler Baron, TennesseeDL McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&MLB Anfernee Orji, VanderbiltLB Owen Pappoe, AuburnLB Ventrell Miller, FloridaLB Robert Beal, GeorgiaCB Kool-Aid McKinstry, AlabamaCB Jason Marshall, FloridaCB Tyreek Chappell, Texas A&MS Demani Richardson, Texas A&MS A.J. Finley, Ole MissS Martez Manuel, Missouri

Third-Team Specialists

K Anders Carlson AuburnP Paxton Brooks, TennesseeKR Juju McDowell, South CarolinaPR Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky

Fourth-Team Offense

QB Will Rogers, Mississippi StateRB Rocket Sanders, Arkansas RB Jabari Small, TennesseeAP Dakereon Joyner, South CarolinaWR Tayvion Robinson, KentuckyWR Tauskie Dove, MissouriWR Adonai Mitchell, GeorgiaTE John Samuel Shenker, AuburnTE Arik Gilbert, GeorgiaC LaQuinston Sharp, Mississippi StateOL Bradley Ashmore, VanderbiltOL Jovaughn Gwyn, South CarolinaOL Reuben Fatheree II, Texas A&MOL Cameron Wire, LSUOL Javion Cohen, AlabamaOL Darnell Wright, TennesseeOL Hyrin White, Missouri

Fourth-Team Defense

DL Justin Rogers, KentuckyDL Cedric Johnson, Ole MissDL Jaden Crumedy, Mississippi StateDL D.J. Dale, AlabamaDL Jaquelin Roy, LSULB Jett Johnson, Mississippi StateLB Drew Sanders, ArkansasLB Tyrus Wheat, Mississippi StateLB DeAndre Square, KentuckyLB Micah Baskerville, LSUCB Deantre Prince, Ole MissCB Kris Abrams-Draine, MissouriDB Brian Branch, AlabamaDB Rashad Torrence II, FloridaS Tyrell Ajian, KentuckyS Trevon Flowers, TennesseeS Jay Ward, LSUS DeMarcco Hellams, AlabamaS Zion Puckett, Auburn

Fourth-Team Specialists

K Cam Little, ArkansasP Kai Kroeger, South CarolinaKR Devon Achane, Texas A&MPR Josh Vann, South Carolina

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MADISON – A group of University of Wisconsin alumni and donors determined to see UW athletics remain competitive in the Big Ten and nationally, have banded together to form “The Varsity Collective.”

The site, which is independent of the UW athletic department, was launched Saturday. The goal is to raise money to support UW athletes in the changing world of NIL (Name, Image and Likeness).

The home page of the site reads: “The premier destination for Wisconsin student-athletes to identify business opportunities."

UW athletic director Chris McIntosh applauded the move by supporters of the department.

“In terms of maximizing the opportunities that exist for our student-athletes in today’s environment," he said, "an organization like this one is necessary.

“I like what I know about their approach. I think it is going to be a little different and it aligns with the Wisconsin way. I was glad to see it happen and I think it will be a good thing for our student-athletes.”

Supporters of The Varsity Collective include former quarterback Brooks Bollinger and businessman Ted Kellner.

In general, collectives are independent of the schools they support.

Schools already benefitting from collectives include: Ohio State, Nebraska, Indiana, Rutgers, Penn State, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida, Clemson and Auburn.

Donations made to the collectives are used to create NIL opportunities for student-athletes. Such opportunities include autograph signings, pubic appearances and endorsements.

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day and OSU athletic director Gene Smith reportedly told a group of Columbus business leaders they would need $13 million in NIL money to keep the team's roster intact.

"One phone call, and they're (players) out the door," Day said. "We cannot let that happen at Ohio State. I'm not trying to sound the alarm, I'm just trying to be transparent about what we're dealing with."

McIntosh was aware of the dollar figure cited.

"If I have any comment on that," he said, "it wouldn’t necessarily be specific to what they said. But I would say that is a commentary on the times we live in right now. I’m not sure that is what NIL is intended to be.”

The UW athletic department made two moves last month to help student-athletes looking to capitalize on NIL opportunities.

UW first reached an agreement to work with Altius Sports Partners, an NIL advisory and education firm.

UW officials then launched a dedicated NIL marketplace specifically for UW student-athletes – the YouDub Marketplace.

YouDub Marketplace is designed to give UW fans, boosters and businesses a single platform to access hundreds of student-athletes and pitch NIL opportunities.

Student-athletes can review potential deals, accept them and receive compensation through the marketplace. Once any deal is completed, the same platform is used to disclose the activity automatically to ensure compliance.

"I don’t sense any conflict with this," McIntosh said. "I think this can be a tremendous complement to what we (already) do."

With the regular Marlins game vs. the Rockies postponed due to rain, we’re recapping a great minor league game instead. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos faced off against the Biloxi Shuckers on Tuesday and opened up their homestand with a comeback win.

On the mound, A.J. Ladwig faced off against Lucas Erceg.

Making his first start since signing with the Marlins organization, Ladwig struggled as he only went 3.1 IP with one strikeout. Ladwig gave up 6 hits and just seemed to never get into a rhythm. Luckily, only 3 runs were scored and the game wasn’t too out of hand.

For the Shuckers starter, Erceg went a short 2.0 IP allowing 2 hits and no runs. He struck out 4.

It didn’t take long for the Shuckers to get it going offensively. Tristen Lutz doubled in the top of the 2nd inning scoring Thomas Dillard who had singled in the previous at-bat and Jakson Reetz who doubled previously as well. The third run of the game scored on a sac fly from Gabe Holt.

Left-hander Jefry Yan entered the game in relief of Ladwig. Yan faced a season-high 10 batters did not allow a hit to any of them. His outing is the big reason why the Blue Wahoos were able to keep hope alive.

The Wahoos offense was fairly quiet until the third inning when Troy Johnston and Paul McIntosh singled setting the stage for Griffin Conine, who doubled scoring Johnston and moving up McIntosh to 3rd base.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, José Devers earned a walk and stole second base. Thanks to a throwing error from Jakson Reetz, Devers advanced to third. Johnston came up to bat and hit a sac fly driving in Devers to make this a one-run game.

Both bullpens did their jobs until the bottom of the 8th inning when Harold Chirino entered the game to face Paul McIntosh. In a 3-2 game, McIntosh came through in the clutch and hit a home run to tie the game up. It had an exit velocity of 110 MPH off the bat.

Our apologies to this baseball.Paul McIntosh drills a homer on a line off the batter's eye!That's some @meraki_solar POWER! pic.twitter.com/WOtal3nbao

— Pensacola Blue Wahoos (@BlueWahoosBBall) June 1, 2022

After that, neither team scored and the game went into extra innings. In the top of the 10th, the Shuckers manufactured a go-ahead run against Colton Hock. With a man automatically placed on second base, Thomas Dillard grounded out advancing Noah Campbell to 3rd base. A Tristen Lutz single scored Campbell giving the Wahoos a 4-3 lead.

Pensacola had another chance to respond. The inning began with a Johnston single advancing the speedy Devers who was the runner on second base. McIntosh flew out, but not deep enough to bring Devers home.

Conine was the next batter up. With a 2-strike count, he singled up the middle, tying the game at 4-4.

Ray-Patrick Didder then hit a sac fly driving in Johnston to win the game.

The Blue Wahoos improved their record to 21-20. The win puts them back in first place of the Southern League South division. This also was their second walk-off of the season.

I had the chance to listen to Pensacola’s postgame press conference as Griffin Conine and Troy Johnston spoke to the media. Conine was wearing a black polo shirt from the 2017 MLB All-Star Game that was held at Marlins Park.

Conine and Johnston were both asked about that bottom of the 10th inning.

Conine: “I wanted to be as small as I could, as far as swing speed. I don’t wanna take big swings. The last thing I wanna do is get back here and miss a pitch I should have hit.”

Conine then reiterates the need to “go small” when he was attempting to drive in the runner on 3rd who was José Devers.

Johnston was told that there was a chance that Didder could “potentially bunt” on the play so he was considering that as a possibility.

The Blue Wahoos play the Biloxi Shuckers once again Wednesday at 7:35 pm EST. Eury Pérez will face off against Justin Bullock.

Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of activity happening in June 2022.

All Seasons Storage in Chattanooga, Tennessee, sold to a private investor. Built in 1998 on 3.8 acres, the facility at 4305 Benton Drive comprises 48,275 square feet in 323 units. The seller, a Tennessee-based limited-liability company (LLC), was represented in the transaction by Anne Williams-Blackwell, first vice president of investments for Marcus & Millichap (M&M), a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout Canada and the United States. She also secured the buyer.

A two-facility American Self Storage portfolio in Havelock, North Carolina, sold. The nearly 2-acre site at 603 Webb Blvd. offers 25,050 rentable square feet in 230 units, while the 1.84-acre property at 280 Shipman Road offers 29,666 rentable square feet in 227 units. The locations are 1.5 miles apart and managed

from the Shipman Road facility. The seller was represented in the transaction by Dale C. Eisenman and Hal H. Tanner III of Midcoast Properties Inc., a commercial real estate brokerage focused on self-storage in Alabama, the Carolinas and Georgia.

StorageBlue LLC, which operates 11 self-storage facilities in New Jersey and New York, acquired a three-property American Self Storage portfolio in the New York City metro area. Together, the facilities at 268 Cliffwood Ave. in Cliffwood, New Jersey; 290 Route 36 E. in Long Branch, New Jersey; and 330 Tompkins Ave. in Staten Island, New York, comprise 317,689 rentable square feet in 4,276 storage units. The acquisition was financed through a $69 million loan from Union Labor Life Insurance Co., $14.3 million in preferred-equity investment from Solaris Capital and a $13 million investment from Neptune Capital Partners.

Nova Storage acquired Ballpark Self-Storage in Adelanto, California. The facility at 16488 Adelanto Road comprises 55,000 square feet in 370 drive-up units. Nova was represented in the transaction by Keith Phillips, senior associate for M&M. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Mission Hills, California, Nova operates 10 facilities in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties, California.

Scotland-based Kangaroo Self Storage Ltd. acquired Box Clever Storage in Carlisle, England, from Box Clever Cumbria Ltd. Kangaroo operates nine facilities in England and Scotland under the Kangaroo and Smart Storage brands. Its portfolio comprises 430,000 rentable square feet. Box Clever operates another self-storage facility in Cockermouth, England.

Burlington Self-Storage in Lake Worth, Florida, sold to real estate investment trust (REIT) Life Storage Inc. for $23.4 million. Built in 2020 on 5.7 acres, the facility at 4859 Lantana Road comprises 140,458 square feet. The seller was Burlington Self Storage of Lake Worth LLC. Based in Buffalo, New York, Life Storage operates more than 1,100 facilities in 36 states.

Shurgard Self Storage Europe SARL, the European affiliate of U.S.-based REIT Public Storage Inc., acquired CityStore Self Storage in Central London for £6 million. The facility comprises 26,909 square feet in 500 units. Shurgard operates 257 self-storage properties comprising 1.3 million net rentable square meters in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Condev Self Storage in Orlando, Florida, sold to Morningstar Properties LLC, which operates facilities under the Morningstar Storage brand. Opened in January, the property at 4334 Edgewater Drive comprises 53,945 net rentable square feet in 469 climate-controlled units. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group of M&M.

A St. Johns, Florida, self-storage facility managed by REIT CubeSmart sold. Built in 2017, the property at 124 St. Johns Commons Road comprises 55,335 rentable square feet in 482 climate-controlled units. It was 95% occupied at the time of sale. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group of M&M.

The eight-property Discount Storage portfolio in East Texas sold. The facilities range from 4,000 to 56,240 square feet and include two each in Gilmer and Mt. Pleasant, and one each in Mt. Vernon, Naples, Pittsburg and Talco. Combined, they comprise 141,366 square feet. The seller was represented in the transaction by David Montalvo, broker, for JDS Real Estate Services Inc.

Double D Storage in Turlock, California, sold. The facility at 3400 N. Golden State Blvd. comprises 87,544 rentable square feet in 579 units and 37 vehicle-storage spaces. It was 99% occupied at the time of sale. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group.

Crystal View Capital acquired Elite Motorcoach Storage in Sarasota, Florida, for $12.1 million. The facility at 5921 McIntosh Road spans 5.56 acres and contains nearly 14,000 square feet of vehicle-storage space. The buyer and the seller, Sarasota-based Becca Properties LLC, were represented in the transaction by Gail Bowden, senior investment advisor for real estate brokerage SVN Commercial Advisory Group. Crystal View is a private-equity firm that acquires and manages self-storage facilities and manufactured-housing communities.

A Phoenix facility managed by REIT Extra Space Storage Inc. sold to a New York-based operator. Built in February 2021, the structure at 2718 W. Glendale Ave. comprises 84,585 square feet in 886 units. The seller, Structured REA – Glendale Storage LLC, was represented in the transaction by Denise Nuñez, executive managing director, and Victoria Filice, first vice president, for the Nunez Self-Storage Group of NAI Horizon, a member of NAI Global, a managed network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms.

Andover Properties LLC, which operates the Storage King USA brand, purchased two facilities in Cypress and McKinney, Texas. Grant Road & Kathy Lane Storage at 13330 Grant Road in Cypress comprises 109,000 square feet and includes climate-controlled, drive-up and enclosed vehicle storage. McKinney Self Storage at 3920 Ridge Road offers 73,000 square feet in 594 units. Established in 2003, New-York based Andover owns and manages 138 storage properties in 16 states.

My Space Indoor Self Storage in South Bend, Indiana, sold. A recently completed conversion, the facility at 4850 W. Western Ave. comprises 39,994 rentable square feet in 380 units as well as 44,300 rentable square feet of retail space. The seller was represented in the transaction by SkyView Advisors, a Tampa, Florida-based commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in self-storage.

An Irondale, Alabama, facility managed by Public Storage sold to Rosewood Property Co., a real estate firm with interests in self-storage. The 8.82-acre property at 5600 Oport Madrid Blvd. contains a two-story building and a split-level structure, with a total of 102,292 square feet in 834 units and 31 covered vehicle-storage spaces. The buyer and the seller, Warden Storage Madrid LLC, were represented in the transaction by Ashley Compton, national director of the Self Storage Group for Colliers International, an investment-management company. Rosewood owns 75 self-storage facilities in 21 states, totaling more than 5.9 million square feet.

Secure Storage in Richfield, North Carolina, sold. The facility at 505 E. Church St. was built on 6.24 acres in phases between 2018 and 2021. It offers 37,800 net rentable square feet in 262 units. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group of M&M.

Three Self Storage Solutions facilities sold in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Greenbrier and Springfield, Tennessee. The properties at 130 E. 25th St. in Hopkinsville, 1942 Highway 41 S. in Greenbrier and 5177 Highway 41 in Springfield comprise 55,600 square feet in 424 units. The seller, a Tennessee-based partnership, was represented in the transaction by Andy Beeckman, associate, and Williams-Blackwell for M&M.

A four-property Simply Self Storage portfolio in Central Ohio sold. The facilities are within 25 miles of each other and total more than 345,000 square feet in 2,321 units. The buyer and the seller were represented in the transaction by Gabriel Coe, Nathan Coe and Brett Hatcher of The Hatcher Coe Group. Founded in 2003, Simply operates facilities nationwide.

Starpoint Self Storage & Business Park in Mesquite, Texas, sold to a publicly traded REIT. The facility at 502 W. Kearney St. comprises 70,590 rentable square feet in 327 units. The seller, a private partnership, was represented in the transaction by Brandon Karr, investment specialist, for M&M. Karr also procured the buyer.

Storage Sense in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sold for $5.3 million to SROA 2690 E. Sprague NC LLC, an affiliate of SROA Capital LLC, which operates the Storage Rentals of America and Storage Zone brands. The 2.99-acre property at 2690 Sprague St. comprises 41,239 square feet. The seller was CLC WSNC III LLC of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

A three-property StowAway Storage portfolio in South Carolina sold to an out-of-state investment company. Combined, the facilities at 1864 Dutch Fork Road in Ballentine, 2116 Wessinger Road in Chapin and 1824 Rauch Metz Road in Irmo offer more than 174,000 square feet of self-storage, plus vehicle-storage spaces. The seller was represented in the transaction by Michael Morrison of Midcoast Properties.

Value Store It Self Storage in Worcester, Massachusetts sold. The facility at 3 Chestnut St. comprises 30,393 rentable square feet in 440 units. It was expanded last year. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group.

Vault Storage and RV in Chandler, Arizona, sold to a national operator for $25.5 million. The facility at 12220 E. Riggs Road comprises 150,260 rentable square feet in 702 self-storage units, plus covered and uncovered vehicle-storage spaces. The property recently underwent a phase-two expansion. The seller, Vault at Riggs Road LLC, was represented in the transaction by Nunez and Filice.

Watts-N-Storage in Jasper, Tennessee, sold. The facility at 5496 US-41 comprises 29,303 net rentable square feet in 239 units. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group.

Woodbury Storage in Woodbury, Connecticut, sold to a private buyer in an off-market deal. Built in 2022, the facility at 194 Old Town Farm Road comprises 24,000 square feet in 273 units and offers outdoor vehicle-storage spaces. The seller was represented in the transaction by Investment Real Estate LLC, a provider of brokerage, construction, development and management services to self-storage owners and investors since 1998.

A three-property portfolio in Christiansburg and Moneta, Virginia, sold. Together, the facilities offer 67,372 net rentable square feet in 517 units. The seller was represented in the transaction by The Hatcher Coe Group.

Trojan Storage, which operates more than 60 facilities in three states, has acquired six facilities for $130 million. They’re in Commerce, Glendale and San Jose, California; Portland and Salinas, Oregon; and Vancouver, Washington. Together, they comprise 600,000 rentable square feet.

Sources: Commercial Observer, ULLICO Lends $69M Loan on NYC, NJ Self-Storage Portfolio Buy Los Angeles Business Journal, $130M Loan Given for Self-Storage Portfolio Multi-Housing News, Trojan Lands $130M Financing for Self Storage Portfolio Newswire, Nova Storage Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Adelanto, CA PR Urgent, Sale of American Self Storage, Havelock, NC Sold by Midcoast Properties, Inc. PR Urgent, StowAway Storage Sold By Midcoast Properties, Inc. REBusiness Online, Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 327-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Metro Dallas South Florida Business Journal, Public Company Buys Facility Near Lake Worth Beach for $23M SRQ Magazine, Huge Motorcoach Storage Facility Sells for $12.1 Million in Sarasota The Chattanoogan, Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of All Seasons Storage Winston-Salem Journal, Local Self-Storage Campus Sells for $5.3 Million

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Watch Video: Researchers tag juvenile great white sharks off California beach to find out why they thrive there

A 2017 study by the United Nations predicts that 66% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, and a majority of those cities will likely be near coastlines. As we continue to urbanize our coasts, understanding how ocean life adapts to human development is becoming increasingly important.

A new study by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science tracked three types of sharks, including 14 great hammerheads, 13 bull sharks and 25 nurse sharks, off the greater Miami coast in an effort to study their behavior.

Animals, in general, are categorized as either urban adapters, such as rats, raccoons, pigeons and opossums who thrive and even depend on humans to survive, or urban avoiders, typically seen in land predators like wolfs, cougars and grizzly bears.

Based on studies of land predators, scientists predicted that sharks would avoid the densely populated coastline, or appear only during periods when there are fewer people, such as late hours and weekdays. But scientists discovered the opposite.

When looking at the data, scientists found that “space use patterns of tracked sharks were consistent with that of ‘urban adapters.'” They said the “modeling also revealed that an unmeasured spatial variable was driving considerable shark residency in areas exposed to high urbanization.”

The scientists found three reasons why the sharks could be more attracted to populated coastlines, including nutrient runoff and sewage discharge going into the marine to create bottom-up food webs that attract sharks; marine food waste, such as fish carcasses being dumped into the bay; and leftover fish from the Miami Seaquarium being discarded into the water.

Neil Hammerschlag, one of the study’s authors, told the University of Miami that if sharks spend a lot of time close to the shore, they could be at risk of “exposure to toxic pollutants as well as fishing, which could impact their health and survival.”

While the results of the study show that sharks could be in areas near coastal urban landscapes it’s important to remember that shark attacks, especially unprovoked shark bites, are extremely rare — an average of 72 incidents are confirmed worldwide each year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.