27 attacks recorded (10 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Hawkesbury River | N | |
| Jan 21st 1951 | South Africa | KZN | Native Beach, Durban | Y | |
| Feb 1st 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Bondi Beach | N | |
| Feb 3rd 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Windang, near the entrance to Lake Illawarra | N | |
| Feb 19th 1951 | South Africa | Eastern Cape Province | Port St. Johns | N | |
| Mar 15th 1951 | South Africa | KZN | South Beach, Durban | N | |
| Mar 24th 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Sydney | N | |
| Mar 26th 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Avalon | N | |
| May 22nd 1951 | Mexico | N | |||
| Jun 1st 1951 | French Polynesia | Tuamoto Archipelago | Outer edge of Hikueru, one of the Central Tuamotu atolls | N | |
| Jun 25th 1951 | USA | Hawaii | Kapehu Beach, Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i | Y | |
| Jul 1st 1951 | New Guinea | Madang Province | Manam Island | Y | |
| Jul 11th 1951 | Pacific Ocean | In Los Angeles | N | ||
| Jul 19th 1951 | USA | California | Long Beach | N | |
| Aug 17th 1951 | Greece | Corfu Island | Off Royal Residence | Y | |
| Aug 17th 1951 | Greece | Corfu Island | Off Royal Residence | N | |
| Sep 4th 1951 | Australia | Queensland | Fitzroy River near Rockhampton | Y | |
| Oct 5th 1951 | North Atlantic Ocean | South Carolina | 400 miles off the le | N | |
| Oct 22nd 1951 | Australia | Queensland | Ocean baths, Kissing Point Beach | Y | |
| Nov 3rd 1951 | Italy | Salerno | Amalfi | Y | |
| Nov 23rd 1951 | Philippines | Y | |||
| Nov 28th 1951 | South Africa | KZN | Winkelspruit | N | |
| Nov 28th 1951 | Jamaica | Kingston Parish | Kingston Harbor | N | |
| Nov 29th 1951 | South Africa | KZN | South Beach, Durban | N | |
| Dec 6th 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | Merewether Beach, Newcastle | Y | |
| Dec 16th 1951 | Australia | New South Wales | North Bondi | N | |
| Dec 21st 1951 | Mozambique | Bay of Maputu | Catembe | Y |