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Hawaii Shark Incidents Involving Humans
This chart shows the relationship between the
number of people in the water during certain months and the number
of shark incidents during those months.
In this chart, fatal incidents are in lavendar
and non-fatal incidents are in blue.
The red line represents the number of swimmers
and surfers in the water on the island of Oahu.
Chart provided courtesy of the Division of Aquatic Resources
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
The relationship between number of people in the water
and number of shark bites is not always as expected.
There appears to be an increased risk of being bitten
by a shark during certain months, in particular October
through December. Early Hawaiians recognized this, and
cautioned against going in the water at that time.
Although fewer people are in the water from Nov-Dec,
some of Hawaii's most serious shark attacks took
place during those months. Analysis of weather/ocean
conditions or tiger shark life history may shed some
light on the patterns shown in this graph.
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