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THE FATALITY RATE AS A FUNCTION OF ATTACK DEPTH
DEPTH OF ATTACKS ON SCUBA DIVERS (N=55)
WATER DEPTH AT SITE OF ATTACKS ON SCUBA DIVERS (N=49)
DEPTH OF ATTACKS ON HOOKAH DIVERS (N=8)
WATER DEPTH AT SITE OF ATTACKS ON HOOKAH DIVERS (N=9)
DEPTH OF ATTACKS ON SNORKELERS AND FREE DIVERS (N=128)
WATER DEPTH AT SITE OF ATTACKS ON SNORKELERS AND FREE DIVERS (N=122)
DEPTH OF ATTACKS ON HARD HAT DIVERS (N=6)
WATER DEPTH AT SITE OF ATTACKS ON HARD HAT DIVERS (N=4)
THE RELATIONSHIP OF DEEP WATER (>30FT.) TO ATTACKS ON DIVERS (N=128)
DISTANCE OF ATTACK SITE FROM SHORE
HABITATS IN WHICH SHARKS ATTACKED DIVERS (N=272)
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Habitat |
Attacks (%) |
Offshore Waters |
65.8 |
Offshore Reef/Bar/Bank |
51.1 |
Open Seas |
14.7 |
Nearshore Waters |
34.2 |
Near Shore Waters/Beaches (No Specifics) |
20.6 |
Harbor/Bay |
6.6 |
Alongside Breaker/Jetty/Dock/Wharf |
2.6 |
Lagoon |
1.1 |
Mouth Of River/Creek/Etc. |
1.1 |
River/Creek/Etc. Upstream Of Mouth |
0.7 |
Inside Breaker/Surf Line |
0.4 |
Lake |
0.4 |
Tidal Pool/Rock Pool/Etc. |
0.4 |
Waters Between Sand Bar And Shore or Other Bar, Etc. |
0.4 |
