List of all shark attacks in New Jersey
Fatal Attacks
6
Unprovoked Attacks
29
Total Attacks
55
There have been a total of 55 shark attacks in New Jersey. Out of those, 6 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 10.91%. 29 attacks came out of the blue while 26 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Ocean City, Cape May County | Fishing | Ankle broken when 500-lb boated shark lashed him with its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Giacomo Giavanco | |||
| Seabright, Monmouth County | "Blue nose sharks" | Fishing | Fishermen were cut & bruised by netted, harpooned and gaffed sharks PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | boat, occupants: Captains Charles Anderson, Emit Lindberg & Oscar Benson | ||
| Atlantic City, Atlantic County | Swimming | Shark bit his left arm after he grabbed its tail PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Harry M. Speerman | |||
| 50 miles offshore | 4.6 m [15'] shark | Fishing for bluefish, shark leapt into dory | Arm lacerated by a shark that leapt onto boat | NO | 31yo Captain Manuel Chalor of fishing trawler Nautilus | ||
| Sea Bright, Monmouth County | Fishing | No injury to occupant Shark struck boat | NO | boat, occupant: Richard Rodney | |||
| In Matawan Creek, off NJ Clay Company brickyards at Cliffwood, Monmouth County, 9.5 miles from the s | Said to involve a 2.7 m [9'] shark | Swimming | Lower left leg bitten, surgically amputated | NO | 12yo John Dunn | ||
| Barnegat Light, Ocean County | "sand shark" | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten when chasing shark from his fishing line PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Lawrence Moody | ||
| Shrewsbury River, Monmouth County | Sailing | No injury | NO | boat, 2 occupants | |||
| 1 mile ESE of Navesink, Monmouth County | Fishing for bluefish | No injury to occupants. Shark chasing fish struck boat | NO | boat, occupants: Nels Jacobson & Franklin Harriman Covert | |||
| Atlantic City, Atlantic County | Swimming | Heel bitten | NO | 10 or 12yo boy |
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