For the second year in a row, New Jersey had no shark bites off its coast. Swimmers elsewhere were not so lucky.

Australia recorded the highest number of fatal shark attacks, despite having fewer bites than the U.S. Worldwide, there were 65 unprovoked shark bites in 2025, which is slightly below the recent ...

More shark bites were logged in the U.S. last year than anywhere else in the world with Florida ranking highest for unprovoked incidents, but Australia suffered the most fatal attacks, according to a ...

Florida tops the U.S. in shark bites in 2025, including some in the Southwest part of the state, but Australia had the most deadly attacks.