Florida Shark Attacks

1168 attacks recorded (48 fatal)
Florida shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Mar 25th 2002 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Mar 19th 2002 Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County N
Mar 15th 2002 Deerfield Beach (near Boca Raton), Broward County N
Mar 15th 2002 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 24th 2001 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Sep 18th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 16th 2001 2 miles off Pompano Beach, Broward County Y
Sep 15th 2001 A quarter mile north of Fort Pierce Inlet N
Sep 8th 2001 Everglades National Park, Monroe County N
Sep 7th 2001 Key Biscayne, Dade County N
Sep 2nd 2001 Mayport Naval Station, Jacksonville, Duval Country N
Aug 29th 2001 Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island, Manatee County N
Aug 27th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 25th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 22nd 2001 Daytona, Volusia County N
Aug 21st 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 19th 2001 Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Volusia County N
Aug 18th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 18th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 18th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 25th 2001 Taverniier, Monroe County N
Jul 24th 2001 Marathon , Monroe County N
Jul 15th 2001 Santa Rosa Island, Escambia County N
Jul 15th 2001 Amelia Island, Nassau County N
Jul 6th 2001 Gulf Islands National Seashore N
May 3rd 2001 Jacksonville, Duval County N
Apr 28th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 13th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 13th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 Waveland Beach, Hutchinson Island, St Lucie County N
Apr 12th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 2001 New Smyrna Beach N
Apr 11th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 11th 2001 New Smyrna Beach N
Apr 10th 2001 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 5th 2001 Bethune Beach, south of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Mar 9th 2001 Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Island, Martin County N
Nov 17th 2000 Bonita Springs, Lee County N
Nov 10th 2000 Vaughn Beach, Flagler County N
Oct 20th 2000 Fort Pierce Inlet State Park,St Lucie County N
Oct 14th 2000 South Beach, Sebastian, Indian River County N
Oct 9th 2000 Lake Worth Inlet/West Palm Beach N
Oct 6th 2000 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 6th 2000 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 15th 2000 Fort Pierce Inlet, St Lucie County N
Sep 12th 2000 Sebastian Inlet, Indian River or Brevard County N
Sep 11th 2000 Daytona Beach Shores, Volusia County N
Sep 10th 2000 Vero Beach, Indian River County N
Sep 8th 2000 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 31st 2000 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 30th 2000 Boca Ciega Bay, Tampa, Pinellas County Y
Aug 13th 2000 South Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Aug 12th 2000 St. Augustine, St. Johns County N
Aug 10th 2000 Florida Keys N
Jul 25th 2000 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 22nd 2000 Big Pine Key, Monroe County N
Jul 10th 2000 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 9th 2000 Neptune Avenue, Ormond Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 4th 2000 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 4th 2000 Artifical reef 3 miles off Manatee Beach, Manatee County N
Jul 2nd 2000 Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 2nd 2000 Smyrna Dunes Park, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 19th 2000 Seminole Avenue, Ormond Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 13th 2000 Pensacola Bay N
Jun 2nd 2000 27th Avenue, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 14th 2000 On the south side of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Apr 9th 2000 Municipal Beach, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 31st 2000 Santa Rosa Sound Escambia County N
Mar 26th 2000 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 24th 2000 Floridana Beach, Brevard County N
Feb 21st 2000 Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
May 18th 2024 Boca Grande, Lee County N
Dec 2nd 1999 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County N
Nov 30th 1999 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 30th 1999 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 30th 1999 Gulfstream Park beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 20th 1999 Pet Den, Satellite Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 29th 1999 South side of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Volusia County N
Cape Canaveral N
Sep 5th 1999 Fort Pierce Inlet, St. Lucie County N
Sep 4th 1999 World Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Water Park N
Sep 4th 1999 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 26th 1999 Bethune Beach, south of New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 21st 1999 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Aug 5th 1999 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 26th 1999 Two miles off Key Colony Beach, Monroe County N
Jul 4th 1999 Pensacola Beach, Escambia County N
Jun 19th 1999 11 miles off Dog Island in the Gulf of Mexico, Franklin County N
Jun 17th 1999 South of Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jun 12th 1999 Atlantic Beach, Duval County N
Jun 9th 1999 Atlantic Dunes Park, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County N
Apr 1st 1999 Hobe Sound Beach, Palm N
Feb 3rd 1999 Hobe Sound, Martin County N
Dec 24th 1998 Ormond Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 21st 1998 Ocean Beach, Jaycee Park, Vero Beach, Indian River County Y

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)