Florida Shark Attacks

1168 attacks recorded (48 fatal)
Florida shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
Nov 25th 1992 Brevard County, a mile north of Sebastian Inlet N
Nov 23rd 1992 ys N
Nov 6th 1992 North Jetty Park, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Sep 11th 1992 South Jetty, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 1st 1992 St. Lucie County N
Aug 17th 1992 Manalapan, Palm Beach County N
Aug 1st 1992 St. Lucie County N
Jul 21st 1992 Manasota Beach, Sarasota County N
Nov 14th 1991 Near Port Canaveral Coast Guard Base N
Oct 12th 1991 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Aug 12th 1991 Vero Beach, Indian River County N
Aug 9th 1991 Florida Bay N
Jul 27th 1991 John Pennekamp Marine Park, Monroe County N
Jul 18th 1991 150 miles from Crystal River N
Jul 7th 1991 South Miami Beach, Dade County N
Jun 26th 1991 Jacksonville Beach, Duval County N
Jun 7th 1991 Tampa Bay N
Apr 16th 1991 South of Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 1st 1990 Spanish River Park Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 30th 1990 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Oct 30th 1990 Indialantic, Brevard County N
Oct 20th 1990 North end of County Beach N
Oct 12th 1990 Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Aug 30th 1990 Juno Beach / North Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Jul 6th 1990 Perdido Key near the Florida Panhandle, Escambia County N
Feb 5th 1990 Monster Hole, Sebastian Inlet N
May 4th 1990 Pensacola, Escambia County N
Sep 13th 1989 Gulf of Mexico, 22 miles from Pensacola N
Aug 22nd 1989 St Augustine, St. Johns County N
Jul 14th 1989 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 23rd 1989 Loggerhead Park, Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 14th 1988 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County N
Oct 11th 1988 Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County N
Oct 10th 1988 Playalinda, Brevard County N
Oct 1st 1988 Sanibel Island, Lee County N
Sep 28th 1988 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 13th 1988 Shell Island Panama City Beach , Bay County N
Sep 13th 1988 Shell Island Panama City Beach , Bay County Y
Jul 11th 1988 Jensen Beach, Martin County N
Jul 4th 1988 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 5th 1988 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 1st 1988 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
May 10th 1988 Paradise Beach Park, Brevard County N
May 4th 1988 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Apr 15th 1988 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Apr 14th 1988 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Apr 14th 1988 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 31st 1988 Singer Island, Riviera Beach N
Dec 17th 1987 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Nov 21st 1987 North of Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County N
Aug 20th 1987 Satellite Beach, Brevard County N
Jul 21st 1987 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jun 13th 1987 Nest Key, Monroe County N
May 8th 1987 St Augustine N
Feb 28th 1987 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Dec 11th 1986 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Nov 30th 1986 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Nov 19th 1986 Indiatlantic, Brevard County N
Nov 4th 1986 Tiger Shores Beach, Martin County N
Oct 3rd 1986 Sanibel Island, Lee County N
Oct 1st 1986 Floridana Beach, Brevard County N
Pinellas Point, Tampa Bay N
Sep 1st 1986 Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 1st 1986 Ponce Inlet, Volusia County N
Jan 12th 1986 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 8th 1985 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 5th 1985 Fort Pierce Inlet N
Aug 20th 1985 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 17th 1985 Bayport, Hernando County N
Jul 25th 1985 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 25th 1985 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Mar 16th 1985 Palm Beach N
Feb 3rd 1985 15 miles north of Sebastian Inlet, Brevard County N
Nov 11th 1984 Jupiter Island Beach, Martin County N
Nov 4th 1984 Fowey Rock, N
Oct 21st 1984 Wabasso Beach, Indian River County N
Oct 21st 1984 3 miles south of Sebastian Inlet State Park, Indian River County N
Oct 17th 1984 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 14th 1984 Bob Graham Beach, Martin County N
Sep 23rd 1984 Volusia County N
Sep 22nd 1984 N
Sep 22nd 1984 Indiatlantic, Brevard County N
Sep 19th 1984 Volusia County N
Aug 24th 1984 Off Crystal River N
Jul 1st 1984 N
May 4th 1984 Indiatlantic, Brevard County N
Dec 25th 1983 Riviera Beach N
Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Oct 17th 1983 Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Oct 13th 1983 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Sep 4th 1983 Lake Worth Beach N
Aug 13th 1983 Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Aug 13th 1983 6 miles south of Boca Chica Key, Monroe County N
Jul 12th 1983 Caloosahatchee River, Lee County N
Jul 5th 1983 Riviera Beach N
Jun 29th 1983 Off 12th Street, Miami Beach N
Jun 20th 1983 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
May 31st 1983 Intracoastal Waterway, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County N
May 24th 1983 Riviera Beach N
May 21st 1983 Haulover Inlet, Dade County 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)