Outline #1 Shark Attacks

This topic submitted by Brent Spires ( spiresbd@muohio.edu) at 4:18 PM on 5/2/09.

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Sharks are one of the most feared species in the ocean and have received a bad rap from most. However, most scientists believe the attacks on humans are unintentional. Shark attacks can be categorized into different situations in which humans are attacked. If you have a better chance on being attacked in certain situations can attacks be prevented? It is unlikely that you could prevent attacks altogether, however, I will analyze different situations in which more unprovoked attacks occur. Also, which sharks are likely to attack in different situations and locations? Often the amount of attacks can be contributed to the number of people in the water, but also to the amount of sharks and types of sharks in the water. Data will show the correlation between these factors and will show how threatening sharks really are.


Where are the majority of the attacks?
Broken down by region
Why?

At what depth are most of the attacks?
Why?

What are the victims doing while being attacked?
Why?

What kind of sharks are you most likely to be attacked by?
In what areas?
Why is this the case?

Which sharks are more dangerous?
Why are they likely to attack unprovoked?


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