One U.S. state accounted for 17% of all unprovoked bites globally last year ...
Shark attacks worldwide increased in 2025 with 65 unprovoked bites recorded globally, while fatalities doubled above the ...
Fatal shark attacks more than doubled in 2025, reveals a new report. There was also a 38.3% increase in the number of people bitten by the apex ocean predators, compared to 2024. The International ...
Florida recorded the highest number of shark encounters in the U.S. as global shark attack deaths increased in 2025.
More shark bites were reported in the U.S. last year than anywhere else in the world, but white sharks were some of the ...
A snorkeler swims in the Pacific Ocean near La Jolla Shores in San Diego as leopard sharks swim below him on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in ...
Some beaches in New Caledonia were closed to swimming as officials used the practice of “shark culling” in waters off the capital of Nouméa. This was the result of a fatal shark attack at a tourist ...
Witnesses Describe Massive Shark in Fatal Surfer Attack ...
Great white shark charges in South Africa. (Chris Perkins via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Fatal shark attacks more than doubled in 2025, reveals a new report. There was also a 38.3% increase in the number ...