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Our annual shark bite report for 2024 is now available online. There were only 47 unprovoked attacks, down 21 from the previous year and well below the 10-year average of 70.
2024 was an "exceptionally quiet year" for shark bites around the world, with far fewer than usual, according to a new report released Tuesday by the International Shark Attack File. Worldwide ...
Unprovoked attacks by sharks declined sharply in 2024, according to new figures from an international database compiled by the Florida Museum of Natural History.
The attack occurred at Surf Beach near Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, just two years (almost to the very day) after a fatal attack in the same location. Authorities from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office positively identified the species involved in the attack as a 15–16 feet (4.6–4.9 m) great white ...
There is no official tally of shark attacks for 2024 yet, but one shark tracking website has a shark attack map for 2024 claiming that there have been 39 attacks (both provoked and unprovoked) as ...
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
Shark attacks are rare, according to experts. There were 69 unprovoked bites last year worldwide, and 10 of those were fatal, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack ...
Between 2001 and 2010, an average of 4.3 people per year died from shark attacks. [3] In 2000, there were 79 shark attacks reported worldwide, 11 of them fatal. [26] In 2005 and 2006, this number decreased to 61 and 62 respectively, while the number of fatalities dropped to only four per year. [26]