2003 Shark attacks

92 attacks recorded (9 fatal)
2003 shark attacks
Date Country Region Location Fatal?  
Jul 1st 2003 Greece Dodecanese Islands Near Symi Island Y
Jan 2nd 2003 Australia Western Australia Left break at the N
Jan 3rd 2003 Costa Rica North Pacific coast Playa Tamarindo N
Jan 17th 2003 South Africa Western Cape Province Near the lagoon at Table View, Cape Peninsula N
Feb 8th 2003 Australia Queensland Burleigh Lake on the Gold Coast Y
Feb 11th 2003 Australia New South Wales Coogee Bay, near Sydney N
Feb 15th 2003 USA Florida Jupiter, Palm Beach County N
Feb 15th 2003 Australia South Australia Goolwa Beach, Fleurieu Peninsula N
Feb 27th 2003 New Zealand South Island East side of Bench Island in the Foveaux Strait N
Mar 10th 2003 USA Florida Petting Tank, Florida Aquarium, Tampa N
Apr 4th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 9th 2003 USA Florida Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 11th 2003 Venezuela Nueva Esparta El Yaqu, Isla de Margarita N
Apr 15th 2003 USA Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 18th 2003 USA Florida North Beach, Patrick AFB, Brevard County N
Apr 19th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 20th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 20th 2003 USA Florida Sunglow Pier, Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County N
Apr 20th 2003 USA Florida Playalinda Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 21st 2003 USA Florida Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 21st 2003 USA Florida Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 23rd 2003 Brazil Rio de Janeiro (State) Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero N
Apr 23rd 2003 Brazil Pernambuco Pau Amarelo Beach, Paulista District (17 km from Recife) N
Apr 25th 2003 Brazil Rio de Janeiro (State) Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero N
Apr 26th 2003 Brazil Rio de Janeiro (State) Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janiero N
May 1st 2003 Philippines Baatan Limay N
May 3rd 2003 USA Florida Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County N
May 7th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 10th 2003 USA Hawaii Between Magic Sands Beach and Kahaluu Beach on the Kona coast N
May 14th 2003 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
May 25th 2003 USA Florida Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County N
Jun 1st 2003 USA South Carolina Pawleys Island, Georgetown County N
Jun 8th 2003 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jun 19th 2003 USA North Carolina Masonboro Island, New Hanover County N
Jun 22nd 2003 USA Johnston Atoll N
Jun 24th 2003 USA Hawaii Makua Beach, Oahu N
Jun 24th 2003 USA Florida Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Jun 24th 2003 Brazil Pernambuco Piedade, Recife Y
Jun 26th 2003 USA Florida St Augustine Beach. St. Johns County N
Jun 30th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 1st 2003 New Zealand Cook Islands Beveridge Reef N
Jul 1st 2003 USA Florida Fort Lauderdale, Broward County N
Jul 4th 2003 Bahamas Abaco Islands 10 miles west of Walker N
Jul 5th 2003 USA Florida Canova Beach, Brevard County N
Jul 5th 2003 USA Florida Near New Smyrna Jetty, Volusia County N
Jul 10th 2003 Bahamas Abaco Islands Bakers Bay N
Jul 15th 2003 USA Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 20th 2003 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jul 26th 2003 Australia Northern Territory Nhulunbuy N
Aug 8th 2003 South Africa Eastern Cape Province Jeffrey N
Aug 12th 2003 USA California Venice Beach, Los Angeles County N
Aug 19th 2003 USA California Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County Y
Aug 29th 2003 USA Texas 1.5 miles off Surfside N
Sep 1st 2003 USA Florida Boca Grande, Lee County N
Sep 12th 2003 South Africa Western Cape Province Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach Y
Sep 13th 2003 USA South Carolina Isle of Palms, Charleston County N
Sep 13th 2003 USA Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 14th 2003 USA Florida Bathtub Reef Beach, Martin County N
Sep 14th 2003 South Africa Western Cape Province Melkbosstrand N
Sep 14th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 17th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 19th 2003 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 21st 2003 USA Florida Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 28th 2003 USA Florida North Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie Couny N
Sep 29th 2003 Fiji Taveuni Welagi coastal reef off Drekeniwai Y
Oct 5th 2003 USA Hawaii Cove Beach / Kalama Beach, Kihei, Maui N
Oct 5th 2003 USA Florida Crawford Road beach approach at New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 5th 2003 USA Florida South Jetty, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 5th 2003 USA Florida Stuart Park Beach, Martin County N
Oct 5th 2003 USA Florida Ocean Reef Park, Singer Island, Palm Beach County N
Oct 6th 2003 USA Florida Palm Beach? Y
Oct 14th 2003 USA Florida Near Patrick Air Force Base Brevard County N
Oct 24th 2003 USA Hawaii Honolua Bay N
Oct 27th 2003 USA Florida New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 31st 2003 USA Hawaii Tunnels surf break off Makua Beach, Kaua'i N
Oct 31st 2003 Australia New South Wales Lighthouse Beach, Seal Rocks N
Oct 31st 2003 USA Florida Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County N
Nov 1st 2003 Panama Pearl Islands N
Nov 1st 2003 Australia New South Wales Seal Rocks, north of Newcastle N
Nov 6th 2003 South Africa KZN Karridene N
Nov 6th 2003 Egypt Sinai Peninsula Ras Mohamed Park N
Nov 12th 2003 USA Florida South Jetty, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 12th 2003 India Tamil Nadu Mahabalipuram beach, 37 km south of Chennai N
Nov 22nd 2003 USA Florida Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 27th 2003 South Africa KZN Sodwana Y
Nov 30th 2003 Australia Western Australia Margaret River N
Nov 30th 2003 Australia Western Australia Margaret River N
Dec 8th 2003 Australia Victoria Collendina Beach east of Ocean Grove N
Dec 13th 2003 New Zealand Cook Islands Pukapuka Northern Group Y
Dec 13th 2003 USA Florida Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Dec 26th 2003 USA Florida Miami, Dade County N
Dec 31st 2003 South Africa KZN Salt Rock N

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