Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ISAF, which was established in 1958, showed that there were 105 total incidents last year, with 65 unprovoked attacks—or ...

The International Shark Attack Files recorded a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, nine of which proved fatal. Five of the fatalities were in waters off Australia. The annual report ...

Shark attacks are rare, but certain locations around the world report higher numbers due to a combination of water conditions, human activity, and shark populations. Warm waters, active surf zones, ...

Unprovoked shark bites worldwide increased in 2025, and fatalities rose above the recent decade average, according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). The Florida Museum of Natural ...

Scientists are examining a slight increase in the number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide last year, as new data released on Monday showed a small increase in fatalities in 2023 compared to the ...

Just when you thought it was safe to Go-Pro back in the water: French scientists have attributed the spike in shark attacks ...

When a surfer is bitten by a shark, especially in surfing hotspots in the U.S. and Australia, the story often goes viral.

Shark attacks went up around the world in 2021, according to new research from the Florida Museum of Natural History and the American Elasmobranch Society. However, researchers say this may just be an ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A Minnesota woman died after she was bitten by a shark on Thursday in the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Police identified the woman as ...

Here’s a read you probably won’t want to take to the beach: On Wednesday, the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida released its annual International Shark Attack File for ...

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 ...

The International Shark Attack Files recorded a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, nine of which proved fatal. Five of the fatalities were in waters off Australia. The annual report ...