| Close your eyes. Imagine the caress of warm sunrays | | | | 21 shark attacks, 2 fatalities, and the last one in 2004. |
| on your face, the wind in your hair, the saltwater on | | | | Then you have the Mascarene Islands with 5 shark |
| your lips and the cool water surrounding you. Heaven? | | | | attacks, 1 fatality, the last one being in 1999. Tanzania |
| For most people it is but for shark attack survivors it | | | | recorded 3 shark attacks, 3 fatalities and the last one |
| was the last peaceful memory the last one they had | | | | being in 2000. Madagascar had 1 shark attack and the |
| before they faced what they thought was certain | | | | last fatality was in 1955. And you have Cape Verde |
| death! | | | | with 1 shark attack and the last fatality was in 2001. |
| While movies make shark attacks look like sharks are | | | | Finally, there is Egypt with 1 shark attack and 1 fatality |
| on a feeding frenzy, nonetheless, they do happen | | | | which happened in 2004. |
| although mostly for different reasons such as | | | | Asia has recorded 4 shark attacks with 2 fatalities. |
| confusion or when feeling threatened. Where in the | | | | Both Japan and Thailand had 1 shark attack and 1 |
| world do shark attacks happen? | | | | fatality, the last one being in 2000. India had 1 shark |
| Well, the main areas where shark attacks have | | | | attack, the last fatality being in 1956. And South Korea |
| occurred over the years until 2005 according to the | | | | had 1 shark attack as well with no fatal shark attacks. |
| ISAF (International Shark Attack File) are: United States | | | | Shark attacks around Australia for that same period |
| of America (continental), England, Asia, Australia, the | | | | had 47 recorded, 9 fatal shark attacks, the last fatality |
| Pacific Island, Hawaii, the Antilles, the Bahamas, Costa | | | | being in 2005. New Zealand had 1 shark attack during |
| Rica, Mexico, Africa, South America and New Zealand. | | | | this time and the last fatality was in 1968. |
| What are the statistics for shark attacks in these | | | | And finally, you have the Pacific Islands which |
| areas? In the continental U.S., the statistics are | | | | recorded 12 shark attacks and 4 fatal shark attacks. |
| representing the registered shark attacks since the | | | | Papua New Guinea 3 shark attacks, 1 fatality and their |
| first fatality which was in 1883 in South Carolina up to | | | | last one being in 2000. Fiji Islands have recorded 4 |
| 2005 which was in Florida. A total of 234 shark | | | | shark attacks, 2 fatal shark attacks and the last |
| attacks have been registered, 7 of them have resulted | | | | fatality was in 2003. Marshall Islands recorded 2 shark |
| in fatalities. The states that have had victims in their | | | | attacks with no fatalities. Vanuatu recorded 1 shark |
| waters are: Florida, California, North Carolina, South | | | | attack with 1 fatality which happened in 2005. Kiribati |
| Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Oregon, Georgia, Virginia | | | | recorded 1 shark attack with no fatalities. And |
| and New Jersey. Shark attacks also have happened in | | | | Solomon Islands have recorded 1 shark attack with no |
| the Open Ocean which is under the law enforcement | | | | fatal shark attacks between 2000 and 2005, the last |
| of the U.S.A. Hawaii has recorded 23 shark attacks, | | | | fatality being in 1963. |
| the last fatality being in 2004. | | | | As you can see, while a lot of people heard rumors |
| Mexico has recorded 3 shark attacks, two being | | | | about the high possibilities about being victim of a |
| fatalities. The last fatality happened in 1997. Costa Rica | | | | South African shark attack, there is no place in the |
| has recorded 2 shark attacks and the last fatality was | | | | world that can guarantee you that you will not become |
| in 1964. The Antilles have recorded a total of 4 shark | | | | one of the stats. I know that a lot of people say that |
| attacks, 2 in Cuba where there last fatality was in | | | | numbers and stats speak volume but still, why take a |
| 1945, 1 in the Virgin Islands which also had their last | | | | chance? Just take the recommended safety |
| fatality in 1972 and 1 in St.Martin. | | | | measures seriously and use them. More than likely you |
| South America has 3 countries that recorded shark | | | | will be able to enjoy swimming, surfing and doing other |
| attacks from 2000 to 2005 which totaled 22 of them. | | | | water activities in seas and oceans without a hitch. |
| Brazil alone has a total of 18 and 1 fatality which | | | | Never take anything for granted or think that these |
| happened in 2004. Ecuador has recorded 2 shark | | | | things only happened to others. In the same breath, |
| attacks and Venezuela has 2 as well and their last | | | | take into consideration the population on this planet and |
| fatality occurred in 1971. | | | | the average of 58 shark attacks a year and compare |
| England recorded 1 shark attack between 2000 and | | | | it to the 100 million sharks that are hunted, slaughtered |
| 2005 with their last fatality being in 1968. Africa has | | | | died in a fishing net and you can ask yourself a |
| recorded 32 shark attacks during this period, 8 resulting | | | | question: "Who is the most likely to become victim of |
| in fatalities. The leader of the pack is South Africa with | | | | the other? |