Shark injuries still uncommon

Thursday, 28 February 2013, 3:17 pm
Press Release: Accident Compensation Corporation

28 February 2013

Shark injuries still uncommon

ACC has released figures showing that shark-related injuries are still extremely rare in New Zealand. (Shark-related claims cover a range of injuries including puncture wounds from dorsal fin spines through to back injuries while landing a shark.)

Accident Calendar Year	Claim Count	Claim Costs to Date (Ex GST)
2000	7	$639
2001	20	$2,733
2002	5	$140
2003	11	$34,365
2004	8	$2,836
2005	19	$22,784
2006	13	$38,831
2007	15	$52,570
2008	17	$13,013
2009	18	$2,127
2010	18	$4,840
2011	23	$6,744
2012	21	$18,737
Grand Total	195	$200,358

The following table shows the total number of accepted claims that are specific to shark bites since 2000.

Calendar years	Total no of accepted claims for shark bites
2000-2012	94

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