Statistics of Shark Attacks on Divers by Depth

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Shark Attacks Statistics

International Shark Attack File
Statistics of Shark Attacks on Divers

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)

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

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