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International Shark Attack File

1880-2007 Map of Middle America's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=60)



map

Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
Veracruz 13 6 1965
Guerrero 9 6 1977
Quintana Roo 5 5 1997
Baja California 3 1 1973 
Baja California Sur 3 0  
Colima 1 1 1953
Nayarit 1 1 1972
Yucatan 1 0  
Oaxaca 1 0  
MEXICO 37 20 1997
Panama 13 8 1964
Costa Rica 5 2 1964
Nicaragua 3 0  
El Salvador 2 1 1993
CENTRAL
AMERICA
23 11 1993


red 5 and above


blue 2 - 4



green 1



none 0

Last updated: February 5, 2008

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