Guinea Shark attacks

Guinea shark attack data

145 attacks recorded (64 fatal)
Guinea shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Jul 1st 1954 West New Britain Province Volupai, Talasea N
May 26th 1954 East Sepik Wewak Y
May 1st 1954 Madang Province Near Madang Town N
Jan 15th 1954 Madang Province Singour, 60 miles south of Madang N
Jul 1st 1953 Bougainville (North Solomons) Kahuli, Buka Island Y
Mar 1st 1953 Milne Bay Province Off Rossel Island, Louisiade Archipelago Y
Oct 12th 1952 Abau Sub District, Central Province Lalaura Village N
Jul 1st 1952 Admiralty Islands, Manus Province Manus Island N
Jul 1st 1952 Admiralty Islands, Manus Province Momote, Manus Island Y
Jul 1st 1952 New Ireland Province Samo Plantation, east coast Y
Jul 1st 1951 Madang Province Manam Island Y
Jul 1st 1949 Calvados Archipelago Sabara Island, Calvados Chain 11.4S, 153E Y
Jul 1st 1949 New Ireland Province Kulengei, southeast of Kalili, Kavieng N
Jul 1st 1949 New Ireland Province Enang , Kavieng N
Jul 1st 1949 Bougainville (North Solomons) Orava (Aravo) Islet , near Kieta Y
Jul 1st 1949 Bougainville (North Solomons) Sohano Island, Buka Passage N
Jul 1st 1949 Abau Sub District, Central Province Kerpuna Y
Jul 1st 1948 Morobe Province Finschafen N
Jul 1st 1948 Bougainville (North Solomons) Tung Island, off the west coast of Buka Island N
Mar 1st 1948 New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago Punam Passage, Rataman census div, Namatanai N
Jul 1st 1944 Pacific Ocean Y
Jul 1st 1941 Gaire Village, between Rigo & Port Moresby N
Jul 1st 1940 Bwagaoia Bagalina, North coast Misima Island Y
Jul 1st 1940 Western Papuan Gulf Kerema N
Jul 1st 1939 Abau Sub District, Central Province Aroma Passage Y
Apr 12th 1939 Morobe Province Bulolol Y
Mar 24th 1939 Central Province Port Moresby Y
Sep 4th 1935 Central Province Hula Y
Jun 1st 1935 Northern (Oro) Province Dobu Passage, D'Entrecasteaux Islands (between Normanby & Fergusson Islands) N
Jul 1st 1931 N
Oct 29th 1926 Central Province Roku Point Y
Sep 6th 1926 Near Port Moresby Y
Mar 10th 1925 Central Province Hula Y
Dec 27th 1890 Woodlark Islands Off Panamota N
Mar 30th 1878 N
Dec 14th 1863 Y
Feb 12th 1861 Fernando Po Y
Jul 1st 1776 Y
Nov 30th 1679 Y
Nov 30th -0001 New Ireland Province N
Nov 30th -0001 New Ireland Province Y
Nov 30th -0001 Morobe Province Huon Gulf N
Nov 30th -0001 Morobe Province Simbang Y
Nov 30th -0001 Between New Ireland & New Britain St. George N
Nov 30th -0001 Madang Province Off Lae N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Long Island near Madang, about 500 km (310 miles) north of the South Pacific nation's capital of Port Moresby (3)
  • Madang (3)
  • Taludig (3)
  • Port Moresby (3)
  • Manus Island (2)
  • Finschafen (2)
  • Singour, 60 miles south of Madang (2)
  • Brooker Island , Calvados Chain (2)
  • Hula (2)
  • East Nakanai, Talasea (2)

Attacks by month

  • January (7)
  • February (9)
  • March (10)
  • April (7)
  • May (8)
  • June (9)
  • July (6)
  • August (8)
  • September (8)
  • October (10)
  • November (9)
  • December (10)