Florida Shark Attacks

1175 attacks recorded (48 fatal)
Florida shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
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
Jun 20th 1934 Melbourne Y
Apr 10th 1933 Miami Beach Y
Sep 21st 1931 Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 21st 1931 Municipal Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Key West N
Aug 6th 1930 Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach County N
Jul 11th 1930 Jensen Beach, Martin County N
70 miles off Tarpon Springs N
Mar 16th 1929 Sea Spray, Palm Beach N
Dec 21st 2024 Indian River area N
Dec 21st 2024 Cape Canaveral N
Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jan 21st 1928 N
Miami Beach N
Jun 18th 1924 Bayboro, Pinellas County N
Jul 19th 1922 Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, Duval County N
Jun 17th 1922 Municipal Pier, St. Petersburg, Tampa bay Y
Jun 29th 1920 Englewood Beach, Charlotte County N
Aug 10th 1919 Gadsden Point Tampa Bay N
Apr 6th 1919 Florida Keys 25 Y
Dec 21st 2024 Near Panama City, Bay County N
Jul 18th 1917 Florida Keys Y
Oct 11th 1916 Sewell Y
Jun 23rd 1916 N
Aug 3rd 1915 St. Augustine N
Soldier Key Y
May 14th 1914 Boca Ciega Bay N
St. Augustine N
Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 21st 1913 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
May 21st 1913 John's Pass, Pinellas County N
Nov 8th 1911 Pensacola Bay, Escambia County N
Sep 20th 1911 Pensacola Bay, Escambia County Y
Sep 17th 1911 Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, Duval County N
16 miles north of Fort Pierce Inlet, Indian River County N
Pensacola Bay, Escambia County Y
Jul 15th 1909 Panama City, Bay County N
May 10th 1908 Marathon, Monroe County Y
Mar 26th 1907 Garden Key, Charlotte County Y
May 22nd 1905 Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, Duval County N
Indian River Inlet / Fort Pierce Inlet N
Aug 15th 1899 Trout River, Panama Park Y
Dec 21st 1899 St. John's River N
Near a small wreck in a channel at Indian Key N
a creek near Jacksonville, Duval County N
Dec 21st 1896 Y
Dec 11th 1894 North Beach, St. Augustine N
Aug 1st 1894 Jacksonville, Duval County N
Jun 29th 1894 Anastasia Island N
Jul 21st 1889 Fernandina, Nassau County Y
Hillsborough Bay N
Oct 18th 1887 Between Lake Worth & Biscayne Bay, near Hillsboro Y
Fort Pickens, Escambia County Y
Dec 21st 1882 In the bay near the naval yard at Pensacola, Escambia County N
Oct 16th 1881 Pensacola Bay, Escambia County N
Hutchinson Island, Martin County N
Near Fernandina Bar, Nassau County Y
Jun 8th 1849 Pensacola, Escambia County Y
Jun 8th 1849 Pensacola, Escambia County Y
Pensacola Bay, Escambia County Y
N
Lost Tree Village, Palm Beach County N
Tampa Bay, Hillsborough County N
Key West, Monroe County N
Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mosquito Inlet (Ponce Inlet), Volusia County Y
Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Gadsden Point, Tampa Bay 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)