Shark Awareness
BE A SHARKS FRIEND
Sharks are everywhere in the ocean, even where you would least expect them. When you are in the ocean swimming, surfing, even just playing with water toys; sharks are there. People are usually not aware of the true dangers that sharks pose, but because of the movie Jaws, many more people have become aware of the danger. Not only has Jaws been a huge factor in the awareness of shark attacks, but the rise of recent shark attacks have also made people alarmed of the situation at hand. To give some examples of the statistics that correspond with this: In 2010 alone, according to the california examiner, there were 79 shark attacks. That is pretty high. In Florida alone from 1670-2010 there has been 623 attacks with the latest fatality being in 2010. Those are some scary statistics.
Also, these attacks do not only occur in the U.S, but all over the world. As the map shows above the number of shark attacks are quite high, yes, these have occurred over a span of years, but attacks like these should have been avoided. Recently, there has been a tragedy in Hawaii from one of these nasty sharks. A young couple on their honey moon went snorkeling just for a fun adventure. Unfortunately that adventure turned life threatening and took the life of the young lady and left the young man with one less arm. There was no report of any provoking of the shark, so the police have come to the conclusion that it was an unprovoked attack. One of many attacks that are now on the rise. Furthermore, they have no report of the type of shark that had attacked the couple. Statistics show, however, that out of 375 shark species there are 3 different types of sharks that pose the most danger to humans. Those three sharks are: the Great White, the Tiger, and the Bull sharks. Chances are one of the sharks that attacked this innocent couple was of the three. Unfortunately, this accident is a lesson to us all to be more aware of the surroundings below us in the ocean when we are surfing, swimming, snorkeling, or anything else in the ocean. NOT A SHARK'S FOOD
BE A SHARKS FRIEND To give some examples of the statistics that correspond with this: In 2010 alone, according to the california examiner, there were 79 shark attacks. That is pretty high. In Florida alone from 1670-2010 there has been 623 attacks with the latest fatality being in 2010. Those are some scary statistics.
Also, these attacks do not only occur in the U.S, but all over the world. As the map shows above the number of shark attacks are quite high, yes, these have occurred over a span of years, but attacks like these should have been avoided. Recently, there has been a tragedy in Hawaii from one of these nasty sharks. A young couple on their honey moon went snorkeling just for a fun adventure. Unfortunately that adventure turned life threatening and took the life of the young lady and left the young man with one less arm. There was no report of any provoking of the shark, so the police have come to the conclusion that it was an unprovoked attack. One of many attacks that are now on the rise. Furthermore, they have no report of the type of shark that had attacked the couple. Statistics show, however, that out of 375 shark species there are 3 different types of sharks that pose the most danger to humans. Those three sharks are: the Great White, the Tiger, and the Bull sharks. Chances are one of the sharks that attacked this innocent couple was of the three. Unfortunately, this accident is a lesson to us all to be more aware of the surroundings below us in the ocean when we are surfing, swimming, snorkeling, or anything else in the ocean.
NOT A SHARK'S FOOD
- This website gave some great information on where sharks are most likely to attack on beaches in the united states. While it does not have worldly statistics, it does give some breif statments on where sharks are more prevelant in the U.S. Also, on this website there are more links that give info about sharks. It is not all stats., but it could be helpful.
- This website gives a visual aspect to the statistics. It shows a map of the world and give numbers based on how many shark attacks there were for that region. You can click on the list of places below that map and it gives you a list of places in that region, total attack, fatal attacks, and the last time there was a fatal attack. On the side of the page there is a blue column with topics, the topic "Stats, Trends, and Analysis." They have subtopics underneath that break down even more statistics. It really goes in depth and it gives a lot of good information.
- This website is very short and to the point, however, it gives great information. It gives how many attacks there are, which sharks are most likely to attack, where attacks occur and the stats on some places of how many attacks there were. The site also gives you the risk statistics of being attacked and other beach fatalities, which could help when comparing the risk of being attacked by sharks to other risks.
- This website is a great source because it is national geographic and they do a lot with animals and other nature things. On this site they have more statistics, but it also goes into depth on many other topics of sharks and what kind of sharks there are. Also it goes on to say at one part many reasons people fear sharks and shark attacks. One thing that I really liked about this site is that it compared shark attacks to lightning strikes. You would think that lightning strikes are rare compared to shark attacks, but they really put it into perspective on how rare attacks really are.
- This website give some information about why sharks may attack, but it also gives region statistics and statistics of shark fatalities compared to other common fatalities. I think this site gives a brief summary on some statistics and while it is not the best site for statistics, it can be helpful.
