Florida Shark Attacks

1175 attacks recorded (48 fatal)
Florida shark attacks
Date Location Fatal?
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
Apr 19th 1983 N
Apr 2nd 1983 Lake Worth Beach N
Mar 10th 1983 Juno Beach N
Oct 13th 1982 North Dade- Interama area of Biscayne Bay N
Sep 27th 1982 Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County N
Sep 4th 1982 Hollywood Beach N
Jul 19th 1982 Stuart Beach, Martin County N
Jul 1st 1982 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 25th 1982 Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Mar 10th 1982 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Feb 27th 1982 Hobe Sound, Palm Beach County N
Feb 13th 1982 Palm Beach N
Feb 7th 1982 Elliot Key Y
Oct 19th 1981 Jupiter Inlet, Brevard County N
Oct 17th 1981 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County N
Oct 16th 1981 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Oct 1st 1981 Playalinda Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 28th 1981 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 27th 1981 Melbourne Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 15th 1981 Tampa Bay, Manatee County Y
Sep 3rd 1981 Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County N
Sep 3rd 1981 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Aug 29th 1981 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 24th 1981 Gulf Island National Seashore Park N
Aug 10th 1981 Grassy Key, Marathon N
Aug 10th 1981 Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach, Volusia County Y
Jul 20th 1981 St. Petersburg Beach, Pinellas County N
Jul 7th 1981 Carter Cay N
May 26th 1981 Jacksonville N
May 19th 1981 Sands Cut, Elliot Key N
Mar 25th 1981 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Mar 24th 1981 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County N
Feb 2nd 1981 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County N
Jan 30th 1981 20 miles from Mayport N
New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 5th 1979 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 19th 1979 10 miles off Cape Canaveral N
May 27th 1979 Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County Y
Apr 8th 1979 Public Beach (Carlin Park), Jupiter, Palm Beach County N
Apr 8th 1979 Municipal Beach, Boyton Beach N
Mar 24th 1979 Singer Island, Riviera Beach N
Nov 23rd 1978 Jupiter, Palm Beach County N
N
Jun 21st 1978 South of Neptune Beach, Duval County N
Jun 21st 1978 Neptune Beach, Duval County N
Dec 22nd 1978 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Dec 19th 1977 Hobe Sound, Palm Beach County N
Aug 5th 1977 St. Petersburg Pinellas County N
Jun 28th 1977 12 miles northeast of Mayport, Duval County N
Nov 25th 1976 Delray Beach, Palm Beach County N
Sep 12th 1976 Jacksonville Y
Sep 12th 1976 Jacksonville Y
Sep 6th 1976 Sebastian N
Jul 24th 1976 St. Lucie County N
Jul 12th 1976 St. Lucie County N
Jun 23rd 1976 St. Andrews State Park, Bay County N
Mar 12th 1976 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jan 8th 1976 Off Fort Pierce N
Nov 2nd 1975 Crescent Beach, St. Johns County N
Aug 12th 1975 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 25th 1975 Off Hutchinson Island N
Jul 15th 1975 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 4th 1975 Indiatlantic, Brevard County N
Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jun 1st 1975 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 25th 1975 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
May 20th 1975 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Mar 16th 1975 Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County N
Nov 1st 1974 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Jul 2nd 1974 Gulf of Mexico Y
Jun 20th 1974 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Apr 12th 1974 Haulover Beach N
Nov 24th 1973 Ormond By The Sea, Volusia County N
Oct 14th 1972 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 29th 1972 Crescent Beach, St. Johns County N
Oct 23rd 1971 Ft. Pierce N
Jul 26th 1971 Daytona Beach, Volusia County N
Oct 1st 1970 Matanzas Inlet N
Sep 5th 1970 Cocoa Beach, Brevard County N
Sep 1st 1970 Pinellas County N
Jun 22nd 1970 Dania N
Mar 23rd 1970 Manatee County N
Aug 29th 1969 North Beach, St. Lucie County N
Aug 2nd 1969 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County N
Aug 2nd 1969 St. Petersburg, Pinnellas County N
Jul 22nd 1969 Florida Keys N
Jun 27th 1969 Florida Keys N
Jun 1st 1969 Sarasota County N
May 24th 1969 Sarasota County N
Aug 19th 1969 Marathon, Monroe County N
Oct 13th 1968 Egmont Key N
Sep 22nd 1968 Riviera Beach N
Aug 24th 1968 Half mile north of Juno Beach Pier 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)