Toxic, bone-crushing fish from Hell terrorizes vacation waters

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Jesse Watters hosts Chris Fischer, founder of OCEARCH, to discuss the early surge in shark attacks this summer. Recent incidents include a New York beach closure due to bull sharks, a swimmer bitten in Queens, and a child attacked in knee-deep water in Florida. Fischer notes a rebound in shark populations to 1960s levels, advising beachgoers to avoid swimming when bait fish are active to stay safe. A species of puffer fish with toxic flesh and bone-crushing jaws is expanding its range throughout the Mediterranean, causing local authorities to issue warnings to tourists about the risk of bites. Some places are even taking precautions to protect swimmers and bathers from the invasive silver-cheeked toadfish, also called harefish. The fish reportedly entered the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal and has spread as sea temperatures have warmed. It carr