For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.
Fatal shark attacks more than doubled in 2025, reveals a new report. There was also a 38.3% increase in the number of people ...
Report records 65 unprovoked attacks – but annual drowning deaths in US alone exceed 4,000 ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Sunshine State consistently has more shark bites than any other state in the U.S. as attacks have generally dropped. According to a study published Wednesday, the Florida ...
The U.S. sees more shark attacks than any other country, but fewer fatalities than Australia. Dive into the figures to see ...
The International Shark Attack File recorded 105 total incidents last year—and unprovoked attacks were way up from 2024. Unprovoked global shark attacks rose in 2025, totaling 65 out of 105 incidents.
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Global shark bites return to average in 2025, with a smaller proportion in the United States
There was a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, slightly less than the most recent 10-year average of 72. Nine of last year’s bites resulted in fatalities, compared to the ten-year ...
Australia recorded the most fatal shark attacks in the world last year. There were nine fatal unprovoked attacks worldwide in 2025 according to the International Shark Attack File released by the ...
More shark bites were reported in the U.S. last year than anywhere else in the world, with Florida leading the nation in unprovoked incidents.
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