88 attacks recorded (10 fatal)
| Date | Country | Region | Location | Fatal? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Olowalu, Maui | N | |
| Jan 1st 2002 | South Africa | KZN | Mtunzini | N | |
| Jan 3rd 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Candeias | Y | |
| Jan 4th 2002 | South Africa | KZN | Durban Harbor | N | |
| Jan 30th 2002 | Australia | Western Australia | Collie River | N | |
| Jan 30th 2002 | Australia | New South Wales | Just north of Fingal Spit | N | |
| Feb 7th 2002 | Australia | New South Wales | Paramatta River (near Sydney) | N | |
| Feb 11th 2002 | Fiji | Cikobia Island (north of Vanua Levu) | Y | ||
| Feb 16th 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Sunshine Beach | N | |
| Feb 23rd 2002 | Turks & Caicos | Y | |||
| Mar 3rd 2002 | New Caledonia | Loyalty Islands | Lifou | Y | |
| Mar 15th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Mar 15th 2002 | USA | Florida | Deerfield Beach (near Boca Raton), Broward County | N | |
| Mar 19th 2002 | USA | Florida | Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County | N | |
| Mar 24th 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Boa Viagem Beach, Recife | Y | |
| Mar 25th 2002 | USA | Florida | Cocoa Beach, Brevard County | N | |
| Mar 25th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Brenecke Beach, Po'ipu, Kaua'i | N | |
| Apr 1st 2002 | USA | Florida | Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Broward County | N | |
| Apr 2nd 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Apr 9th 2002 | Bahamas | Abaco Islands | Walkers Cay | N | |
| Apr 12th 2002 | Australia | New South Wales | Bar Beach, Newcastle | N | |
| Apr 18th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Apr 20th 2002 | USA | Florida | St. Augustine Beach, St. Johns County | N | |
| Apr 21st 2002 | Australia | New South Wales | 26 nautical miles out to sea off Lake Macquarie | N | |
| Apr 30th 2002 | Australia | South Australia | Smoky Bay, near Ceduna, on the Eyre Peninsula | Y | |
| May 7th 2002 | Australia | Northern Territory | Darwin | N | |
| May 10th 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Pina, Recife | N | |
| May 13th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Collier County | N | |
| May 21st 2002 | Papua New Guinea | Tewatewa Island | N | ||
| May 21st 2002 | Costa Rica | Playa Grande | N | ||
| May 22nd 2002 | USA | Florida | Atlantic Avenue, Palm Beach County | N | |
| May 22nd 2002 | USA | Florida | a pier at the end of Caxambas Drive, Marco Island | N | |
| May 31st 2002 | USA | Florida | St. George Island (near Apachicola), Franklin County | N | |
| May 31st 2002 | USA | California | Stinson Beach, Marin County | N | |
| Jun 3rd 2002 | South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal between Port Edward and Port St Johns | Off Mkhambati | N | |
| Jun 9th 2002 | USA | Florida | Jensen Beach, Martin County | N | |
| Jun 9th 2002 | USA | Florida | South of Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Jun 10th 2002 | USA | Florida | St Augustine Beach, St Johns County | N | |
| Jun 11th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Anini Beach, Kaua'i | N | |
| Jun 13th 2002 | Papua New Guinea | Louisiade Archipelago | Gawa Reefs, Sudest Island | Y | |
| Jun 13th 2002 | Papua New Guinea | Louisiade Archipelago | Brooker Island , Calvados Chain | N | |
| Jun 16th 2002 | Indonesia | Shark caught in Indonesia, offloaded to trawler that docked at Samut Prakan, 20 miles south of Bangkok, Thailand | N | ||
| Jun 20th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Jun 20th 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Sunshine Beach | N | |
| Jul 4th 2002 | USA | North Carolina | Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County | N | |
| Jul 9th 2002 | USA | Maryland | 100 miles off Ocean City, Maryland, in 7000' of water | N | |
| Jul 10th 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Piedade Beach, Recife | N | |
| Jul 10th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | N | |
| Jul 20th 2002 | USA | North Carolina | Emerald Isle, Carteret County | N | |
| Jul 26th 2002 | USA | South Carolina | Myrtle Beach, Horry County | N | |
| Aug 5th 2002 | USA | North Carolina | Topsail Beach, Pender County | N | |
| Aug 6th 2002 | United Kingdom | Cheshire | Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port | N | |
| Aug 7th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | N | |
| Aug 11th 2002 | USA | Florida | Vero Beach, Indian River County | N | |
| Aug 14th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Aug 17th 2002 | USA | Alabama | Gulf of Mexico, 65 miles offshore from Mobile | N | |
| Aug 28th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Kewalo Basin Channel, O'ahu | N | |
| Sep 5th 2002 | USA | Florida | Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County | N | |
| Sep 9th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | N | |
| Sep 13th 2002 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Glencairn, False Bay | N | |
| Sep 16th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Hideaways Beach, Princeville, Kaua'i | N | |
| Sep 16th 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Piedade Beach, Recife | N | |
| Sep 21st 2002 | USA | California | Moonstone Beach | N | |
| Sep 21st 2002 | USA | Oregon | Cape Kiwanda | N | |
| Sep 27th 2002 | Tonga | Vava'u | Swimming with humpback whales | N | |
| Sep 27th 2002 | USA | Florida | Key Largo, Monroe County | N | |
| Sep 27th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Kahala, O'ahu | N | |
| Sep 29th 2002 | USA | Florida | Sebastian Inlet, Brevard County | N | |
| Sep 30th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ormond Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Oct 3rd 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Oct 5th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Oct 5th 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Oct 11th 2002 | USA | Florida | Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County | N | |
| Oct 14th 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Piedade Beach, Recife | Y | |
| Oct 30th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Kama'ole Beach Park I, Kihei, Maui | N | |
| Nov 1st 2002 | French Polynesia | Society Islands | Tetiaroa | N | |
| Nov 2nd 2002 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | N | |
| Nov 11th 2002 | USA | Florida | Ponce Inlet, Volusia County | N | |
| Nov 14th 2002 | Turks & Caicos | French Cay | N | ||
| Nov 17th 2002 | USA | Hawaii | Ka'anapali | N | |
| Nov 28th 2002 | USA | California | Salmon Creek, Sonoma County | N | |
| Nov 28th 2002 | Micronesia | Caroline Islands | Pision Reef, Truk | N | |
| Dec 1st 2002 | Brazil | Pernambuco | Boa Viagem Beach, Recife | Y | |
| Dec 16th 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Miami Lake | Y | |
| Dec 20th 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Golden Beach | N | |
| Dec 21st 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Depth of 40 m on the wreck of the St. Paul off Brisbane | N | |
| Dec 24th 2002 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Scarborough | N | |
| Dec 29th 2002 | Australia | Queensland | Great Barrier Reef (near Upolu Cay) | N |