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NOTABLE PRESENCES, OTHER THAN HUMANS IN VICINITY,
(N=289)
ANSWERS OF YES OR NO TO AT LEAST ONE CATEGORY
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POSSIBLE ATTRACTANTS IN VICINITY (N=229)
|
Attractant |
Attacks (%) |
| |
|
|
No Attractants in Vicinity |
9.2 |
|
Attractants in Vicinity |
63.5 |
|
Wounded Fish/Juices/Blood |
57.2 |
|
Other Materials |
5.2 |
|
Garbage or Refuse |
3.0 |
|
Other Human Blood |
2.6 |
|
Human Waste |
0.9 |
|
Victim's Blood |
0.9 |
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DIVERSIONARY ACTIONS BY OTHERS (N=202)
|
Activity |
Attacks (%) |
| |
|
|
No Diversionary Actions Were Taken |
76.7 |
|
Diversionary Actions Were Taken |
16.3 |
|
Poked at Shark |
7.9 |
|
Struck at Shark |
5.4 |
|
Aggressive Movements Towards Shark |
5.0 |
|
Path Blocked With Boat, Etc. |
2.0 |
|
Fended Off With Hand, Shark Billy, Etc. |
1.0 |
|
Kicked at Shark |
0.5 |
|
Probed Eyes of Shark |
0.5 |
|
Probed Gills of Shark |
0.0 |
|
Other Action(s) |
4.0 |
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EFFECTIVENESS OF DIVERSIONARY ACTIONS BY OTHERS (N=26)
|
Activity |
Desirable Effect (%) |
Undesirable Effect (%) |
Insignificant Effect (%) |
| |
|
|
|
|
Poked at Shark |
38.5 |
0.0 |
38.5 |
|
Struck at Shark |
3.8 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
|
Aggressive Movements Towards Shark |
0.0 |
0.0 |
7.7 |
|
Path Blocked With Boat, Etc. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Fended Off With Hand, Shark Billy, Etc. |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Kicked At Shark |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Probed Eyes of Shark |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Probed Gills of Shark |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Other Action(s) |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
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