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1876-2008 World's Confirmed Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks (N=244)


White Shark World Map
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
  West USA 91 8 2008  New Zealand 10 3 1968  Hawaii, USA 1 0  
  South Africa 51 9 2004  East USA 8 4 1957  Mexico 1 1 1973
  Australia 50 27 2005  South America 3 0    Caribbean Is. 1 0  
  Mediterranean 23 11 1989  Japan 2 2 2000  South Korea 1 0  
                    General 2 0  
                    Total for the World 244 65 2008
                
                           

Last updated: May 18, 2009

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