My concerns with the poll and why I did not vote are:
1. The highest choice is 52 fatal attacks in an "area". Some of use simply don't care how many attacks there are on swimmers, surfers, and snorkelers.
2. This is a SCUBA Board and you did not define what type of victim of the fatal "Shark Attack" you talking about. Just any fatal attack of swimmer, wader, surfer, snorkeler, SCUBA diver or person who fell overboard or are we talking SCUBA divers only? Since most shark attacks are swimmers, surfers and waders they really do not involve SCUBA divers. It is very rare for a shark to attack a SCUBA diver under water. So like some others, I may go dive the area to see the sharks, just don't do a surface swim, get under quickly.
3. You don't specify the activity of the victim at the time the shark sampled or fed on them. Were they spear fishing? Attacking a shark who was minding their own business? Holding up a dead fish and chumming while sitting on the ocean floor to attract sharks for filming or shark dive viewers? If they were not just SCUBA Diving to see the sights or take pictures, I would not be bothered by the attack. I live in an area that serves as a Great White nursery. I have in the past gone to dive an area when I hear reports of a GW sighting.
4. Sharks do not attack. They defend, feed and sample to see if it is food.
5. The most shark "attacks" in the word occur in Florida USA in one county, principally on one beach, So if you swim or surf there......here's your sign.:reaper:
Last of all, What about Orka (killer whale) attacks? or Giant Squid Attacks? or Giant Pacific Octopus Attacks?