International Shark Attack File
1880-2008 Map of Middle America's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=65)
|
| Territory |
Total
Attacks |
Fatal
Attacks |
Last
Fatality |
| Veracruz |
13 |
6 |
1965 |
| Guerrero |
11 |
8 |
2008 |
| Quintana
Roo |
6 |
5 |
1997 |
| Baja
California |
4 |
1 |
1973 |
| Baja
California Sur |
3 |
0 |
|
| Colima |
1 |
1 |
1953 |
| Nayarit |
1 |
1 |
1972 |
| Yucatan |
1 |
0 |
|
| Oaxaca |
1 |
0 |
|
| MEXICO |
42 |
22 |
2008 |
|
| Panama |
13 |
8 |
1964 |
| Costa Rica |
5 |
2 |
1964 |
| Nicaragua |
3 |
0 |
|
| El Salvador |
2 |
1 |
1993 |
CENTRAL
AMERICA |
23 |
11 |
1993 |
|
Last updated: July 9, 2009
© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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