In a message dated 1/5/2005 4:05:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au writes: In the event of a shark attack surely doing whatever can be done to prevent blood loss and getting the traumatised person to shore as fast as possible would be the only chance they had. I don't know what the survival rate is but of the one or two attacks we have in Australia each year I would guess about half survive. On the west coast of the US where we enjoy the same large predator, the mortality rate is a bit more than 9%. The stat is up to date through 2003. There was one non fatal and one fatal attack last year making California's overall attacks about 82 and fatalities 7. _http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/mapCA.htm_ (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/mapCA.htm) The difference between CA and Australia is sobering: 282 attacks and 132 fatalities, or 47% mortality. Yikes. There is one critical difference: You guys have tropical and temperate waters and the sharks such as the bull and the tiger to go with them. _http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/mapau.htm_ (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/mapau.htm) Didn't you post a year or two ago about a guy who ran into a bull shark at one of the river mouth's while paddling? Rob G *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 06 2005 - 03:29:40 PST
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