Non-fatal Fishing Attack

2009 Onboard the fishing vessel Nuevo Cedes, AZORES

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2009

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Onboard the fishing vessel Nuevo Cedes, AZORES

🌍 AZORES

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 49

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Provoked

🩹 Injury Details

Left forearm bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT

🦈 Species Information

Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

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Sharks must keep swimming or they will die.

Sharks have no bones.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.