Date30-Aug-1991
TypeProvoked
CountryAUSTRALIA
LocationOn board the Japanese longline trawler Fukuya No.38, 100 nm northeast of Brisbane
ActivityFinning the shark that bit him
Species3 m [10'], 270- kg [595-lb] shark
InjuryShark bit his arm, nearly severing it PROVOKED INCIDENT
VictimA Japanese fisherman from Miyagi, Male, 36 years old
TimeAfternoon
SourceA. Sharpe, pp.107-108
Shark Data Lab