Florida Shark Attacks

1168 attacks recorded (48 fatal)
Florida shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Feb 26th 1968 Palm Beach County N
Nov 23rd 1968 Key West N
Nov 23rd 1968 Jensen Beach, Martin County N
Oct 17th 1967 McArthur Beach, Singer Island, Palm Beach Shores N
Sep 7th 1967 Key West N
Aug 7th 1967 Near Key West N
Jul 29th 1967 Florida Keys N
Jun 13th 1967 Key West N
Sep 8th 1966 Florida Keys N
Aug 1st 1966 Municipal Bathing area, Riviera Beach N
Jul 3rd 1966 Key Biscayne, Miami, Dade County N
Jun 11th 1966 Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County N
May 16th 1966 Fernandina Beach, Nassau County N
Jan 5th 1966 Hollywood, Broward County N
Jun 19th 1965 In front of Key Biscayne Beach Club, Key Biscayne N
Jun 18th 1965 150 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy N
Apr 29th 1965 Hobe Sound N
Apr 10th 1965 American Shoals off Key West N
Apr 4th 1965 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 14th 1965 Pompano Beach, Palm Beach County N
Between Palm & Salerno Inlets, Martin County N
Oct 25th 1964 Near US Air Force Base at Elgin N
Aug 26th 1964 Hollywood Beach N
Aug 22nd 1964 5 miles south of Palm Beach N
Aug 21st 1964 Panama City N
Aug 8th 1964 2 miles off Jupiter N
Jul 8th 1964 Palm Beach N
Mar 5th 1964 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County N
Feb 1st 1964 Palm Beach County N
Nov 12th 1963 8 miles south of Elliot Key< Miami-Dade County N
Oct 16th 1963 Biltmore Beach, near Panama City N
Sep 26th 1963 100 miles offshore N
Sep 10th 1963 Snapper Point Jetty, Miami, Dade County N
Jul 15th 1963 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 1962 6 miles north of Palm Beach N
Jun 25th 1962 Fernandina Beach, Nassau County Y
Jun 17th 1962 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 3rd 1962 Riviera Beach, near Palm Beach Inlet N
May 29th 1962 Jupiter N
Oct 9th 1961 Ocean Ridge, Boca Raton N
Oct 1st 1961 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County Y
Sep 26th 1961 Florida Keys N
Jun 24th 1961 500 yards from Fowey Rock Light, 9 miles east of Key Biscayne, Miami Y
Jun 18th 1961 Jensen Beach, Martin County N
Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County N
May 15th 1961 Laguna Beach, Bay County N
Apr 30th 1961 Palm Beach County N
Apr 16th 1961 Fowey Rock Light, Miami N
Nov 22nd 1960 Hutchinson Island Beach, Martin County Y
Oct 1st 1960 Haulover Inlet N
Aug 10th 1960 Key Largo Sound N
Jun 24th 1960 2 miles east of Dania Beach N
May 16th 1960 Lignum Vitae Channel, Florida Keys N
Mar 31st 1960 Off Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton N
Sep 26th 1959 Off Port Everglades N
Aug 15th 1959 Panama City, Bay County N
Aug 15th 1959 Panama City, Bay County Y
Jul 2nd 1959 Delray Beach N
May 16th 1959 Indian Rocks Beach, Clearwater, Pinellas County N
May 3rd 1959 Panama City N
Mar 29th 1959 Vaca Cut Channel & bridge under Marathon N
Mar 1st 1959 Miami N
Oct 5th 1958 Baker's Haulover, Miami Beach N
Jul 27th 1958 9 miles north of Turtle Beach, Siesta Key N
Jul 27th 1958 Longboat Key, Sarasota N
Jul 10th 1958 Key West, Monroe County Y
Jul 2nd 1958 Siesta Key, Sarasota County N
Jul 1st 1958 Sarasota N
Jun 26th 1958 Sanibel Island, Lee County N
Jun 24th 1958 Turtle Beach, Siesta Key, near Sarasota N
Jun 17th 1958 Key Biscayne N
Apr 30th 1958 1 mile off Miami Beach N
Aug 1st 1957 Miami Seaquarium, Virginia Key, Miami N
May 1st 1957 8 miles off St. Marks, Wakulla County N
Apr 22nd 1957 Ormond Beach N
Feb 5th 1957 South Beach, Fort Pierce N
Feb 1st 1957 Florida Keys N
Nov 23rd 2024 Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Nov 23rd 2024 Miami N
Sep 23rd 1956 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 17th 1956 Miami Beach N
Dec 11th 1955 N
Nov 23rd 2024 Vero Beach, Indian River County N
Florida Keys N
Jul 15th 1953 Juno Beach N
Nov 23rd 2024 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Jul 27th 1952 Panacea, Wakulla County N
Nov 23rd 2024 Near Key West Y
Jul 1st 1950 Rock Harbor, Key Largo N
Jun 5th 1950 275 miles northeast of Miami Y
Nov 23rd 2024 Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Biscayne Bay N
Aug 4th 1947 In a canal 10 miles north of St Augustine Y
Dec 2nd 1944 3 miles north of the inlet at Palm Beach N
May 31st 1944 Atlantic Beach, Mayport N
20 miles off Venice in Gulf of Mexico N
Oct 26th 1943 Victim was on said to be on tanker that collided off Florida coast on 10-20-1943 N
Jul 18th 1943 40 miles off Islamorada, near Cay Sal Y
Jun 6th 1936 Boca Ciega Bay Y
Mar 30th 1936 Miami N

Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County (195)
  • Ponce Inlet, Volusia County (48)
  • Daytona Beach, Volusia County (35)
  • Cocoa Beach, Brevard County (30)
  • Myrtle Beach, Horry County (22)
  • Melbourne Beach, Brevard County (21)
  • Isle of Palms, Charleston County (18)
  • Jacksonville Beach, Duval County (14)
  • Jensen Beach, Martin County (13)
  • Florida Keys (12)

Attacks by month

  • January (23)
  • February (28)
  • March (74)
  • April (116)
  • May (92)
  • June (119)
  • July (144)
  • August (140)
  • September (175)
  • October (110)
  • November (56)
  • December (23)