New UF report highlights trends in fatal shark bites

Action News Jax’s sister station WFTV reported that the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File recently released a report that indicates that shark bites are consistent with ... Read More

Global shark attack trends in 2023: Consistent ... - Action News Jax

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF) released its annual report, highlighting a noteworthy increase in unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2023, accompanied by a ... Read More

Global shark attack trends in 2023: Consistent pattern with increased ...

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF) released its annual report, highlighting a noteworthy increase in unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2023, accompanied by a ... Read More

Deadly shark attacks doubled in 2023, with disproportionate ... - CBS News

Non-fatal shark bites were reported in Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, New Seychelles, Turks and Caicos, Ecuador and South Africa, in addition to the U.S., which recorded 36 bites in total. Read More

Shark attacks — and fatalities — dropped in 2024. Here's ... - CBS News

The number of shark attacks, including deadly bites, dropped substantially worldwide in 2024, according to a new report. Latest U.S. Read More

Sharks bit fewer than 100 people in 2023 - Science News

Here’s how many shark bites ... just 91 people were bitten by sharks in 2023 and only 10 of those bites were fatal, according to a new report ... a marine ecologist at the University of Florida ... Read More

Fatal shark bites doubled in 2023, University of Florida says - USA TODAY

Surfers suffered 42% of the bites worldwide, and swimmers and waders were a close second at 39%. Where were the fatal shark attacks? In the U.S., one person died in California and another in Hawaii. Read More

See how many shark bites occurred on the Treasure Coast in 2023

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File, a scientific database of global shark attacks, found an uptick in shark bites from the 63 that occurred in 2022. Read More

“Unnerving” Spike in Fatal Shark Attacks Recorded in 2023

2023’s 69 unprovoked shark attacks were slightly higher than the 5-year average of 63 attacks but still “consistent with long-term trends.” The 10 fatalities were more startling, up 100 ... Read More

Shark attacks, bites dropped worldwide in 2022. Here's why. - USA TODAY

Despite New York having a record-breaking eight shark bites along its beaches last year, shark bites dropped again worldwide. Fifty-seven unprovoked bites were reported in 2022, most in the United ... Read More

New UF report highlights trends in fatal shark bites

The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File recently released a report that indicates that shark bites are consistent with recent trends -- but there was a small spike in fatalities. Read More