Shark Attacks
A Comparison of Florida Boating Fatalities
and Shark Attack Fatalities: 2002-2010
| Year |
Florida Boating
Accidents |
Florida Boating
Fatalities |
Florida
Shark
Attacks |
Florida Shark
Attack Fatalities |
| 2002 |
1,159 |
52 |
29 |
0 |
| 2003 |
1,005 |
64 |
29 |
0 |
| 2004 |
743 |
68 |
12 |
0 |
| 2005 |
666 |
80 |
17 |
1 |
| 2006 |
671 |
69 |
20 |
0 |
| 2007 |
668 |
77 |
31 |
0 |
| 2008 |
657 |
54 |
28 |
0 |
| 2009 |
620 |
65 |
19 |
0 |
| 2010 |
608 |
69 |
13 |
1 |
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| TOTALS |
6,797 |
598 |
198 |
2 |
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| FATALITY RATE: |
FLORIDA BOATING ACCIDENTS = 8.8% |
FLORIDA SHARK ATTACKS = 1.0% |
Source of Florida boating data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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| Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, August 2011
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© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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