About 200 people get bitten bye sharks every year her are 5 ways to prevent getting bitten. 1 if you or someone around you gets a cut and it bleeding get them out of the water and patched up. 2 a lot of people like the color red so they have red boat kayaks or surfboards but sharks at attractied to blood or the color red. 3 if fish are jumping out of the water that's a sign that something big is chasing it. 4 always swim in groups. 5 don't swim with shiny jewelry like a necklace or earrings.