Shark Attacks
Shark Attack Fatalities Compared to Hunting Incident Fatalities
in the U.S. and Canada: 2000-2007
| Year |
Number of
Hunting
Incidents |
Number of
Hunting
Fatalities |
Number of
Shark
Attacks |
Number of
Shark Attack
Fatalities |
| 2000 |
926 |
91 |
53 |
1 |
| 2001 |
800 |
79 |
50 |
3 |
| 2002 |
850 |
89 |
47 |
0 |
| 2003 |
584 |
53 |
40 |
1 |
| 2004 |
445 |
42 |
30 |
1 |
| 2005 |
405 |
41 |
40 |
1 |
| 2006 |
246 |
27 |
39 |
0 |
| 2007 |
239 |
19 |
50 |
0 |
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| TOTALS |
4,495 |
441 |
349 |
7 |
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| FATALITY RATE: |
HUNTING INCIDENTS = 9.8% |
SHARK ATTACKS = 2.0% |
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Source of hunting incident data: International Hunter Education Association.
| | Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, August 12, 2008. |
© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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