ISAF Statistics for the
Worldwide Locations with the Highest Shark Attack Activity Over the Past
Decade
WORLD
(N=536) |
|
FLORIDA
(N=186) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
37 |
2 |
35 |
1990 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| 1991 |
38 |
3 |
35 |
1991 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
| 1992 |
55 |
7 |
48 |
1992 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| 1993 |
55 |
14 |
41 |
1993 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| 1994 |
62 |
9 |
53 |
1994 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
| 1995 |
74 |
11 |
63 |
1995 |
31 |
0 |
31 |
| 1996 |
43 |
3 |
40 |
1996 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
| 1997 |
60 |
12 |
48 |
1997 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
| 1998 |
54 |
6 |
48 |
1998 |
22 |
1 |
21 |
| 1999 |
58 |
4 |
54 |
1999 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
AUSTRALIA
(N=53) |
BRAZIL
(N=50) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1990 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 1991 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1992 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
| 1993 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1993 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| 1994 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1994 |
15 |
3 |
12 |
| 1995 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
1995 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
| 1996 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1996 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1997 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
1997 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 1998 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1998 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| 1999 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1999 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
SOUTH AFRICA
(N=65) |
HAWAII
(N=33) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1990 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1991 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1991 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 1992 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1992 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| 1993 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
1993 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1994 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
1994 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 1995 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1995 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1996 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1996 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1997 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1997 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1998 |
18 |
1 |
17 |
1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1999 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
1999 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
CALIFORNIA
(N=30) |
REUNION ISLAND
(N=10) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1990 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1991 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1991 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1992 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1992 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 1993 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1994 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1995 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1995 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1996 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1996 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1997 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1997 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW ZEALAND
(N=17) |
JAPAN
(N=9) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1992 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 1993 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1993 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1994 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1995 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1995 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1996 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1996 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HONG KONG
(N=6) |
OTHER REGIONS
(N=86) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
| 1991 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1991 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| 1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| 1993 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1993 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
| 1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1994 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
| 1995 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1995 |
14 |
1 |
13 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1996 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1999 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Last updated 31 March
2000
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