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THE AGES OF DIVERS ATTACKED BY SHARKS
SHARK ATTACKS ON DIVERS, AS A FUNCTION OF VICTIM'S WEIGHT
SHARK ATTACKS ON DIVERS, AS A FUNCTION OF VICTIM'S HEIGHT
DIVERSIONARY ACTIONS BY VICTIM (N=251)
|
Activity |
Attacks (%) |
|
|
|
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No Diversionary Actions Were Taken |
29.1 |
|
Diversionary Actions Were Taken |
56.6 |
|
Poked at Shark |
12.7 |
|
Struck at Shark |
24.3 |
|
Aggressive Movements Towards Shark |
12.0 |
|
Path Blocked With Boat, Etc. |
.08 |
|
Fended Off With Hand, Shark Billy, Etc. |
21.5 |
|
Kicked at Shark |
6.0 |
|
Probed Eyes of Shark |
4.0 |
|
Probed Gills of Shark |
0.4 |
|
Other Action(s) |
8.0 |
EFFECTIVENESS OF DIVERSIONARY ACTIONS BY VICTIM (N=116)
|
Activity |
Desirable Effect (%) |
Undesirable Effect (%) |
Insignificant Effect (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
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Poked at Shark |
12.9 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
|
Struck at Shark |
26.7 |
2.6 |
14.7 |
|
Aggressive Movements Towards Shark |
11.2 |
0.9 |
12.1 |
|
Path Blocked With Boat, Etc. |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Fended Off With Hand, Shark Billy, Etc. |
12.9 |
7.8 |
22.4 |
|
Kicked At Shark |
1.7 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
|
Probed Eyes of Shark |
8.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Probed Gills of Shark |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Other Action(s) |
12.9 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
