List of all shark attacks in canada
Fatal Attacks
3
Unprovoked Attacks
4
Total Attacks
12
There have been a total of 12 shark attacks in CANADA. Out of those, 3 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 25.00%. 4 attacks came out of the blue while 8 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino, Vancouver | 18-07-2012 | Salmon shark suspected, but unlikely | Surfing | Lacerations to 2 fingers, but shark involvement unconfirmed | NO | 23yo Kaitlin Dakers | |
| Bay of Fundy | 04-12-2000 | Porbeagle shark, 3 m [10']rk | Diving for sea urchins | No injury | NO | 30yo Daniel MacDonald | |
| Georges Bank | Shovelnose shark, 6 m [20'] | Fishing for cod | No injury to occupants, hooked shark leapt onboard boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | a dory of the schooner Raymonde, occupants: Albion Muise, Peter Dousette & Jack Shannon | ||
| Fourchu, Cape Breton Island | White shark, 3.7 m [12'], 500 to 500-kg [1,200 lb], identified by W. C. Shroeder based on tooth fragment ebedded in gunwale | Fishing for lobsters | Burns drowned as result of attack on boat | NO | 12' to 14' dory, occupants: John D. Burns & John MacLeod | ||
| Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet | 2.1 m [7'] shark | Diving, repairing water main at depth of 90' | Injuries, if any, unknown, but afterwards diver stunned shark with iron bar | NO | male | ||
| Slaunwhite's Ledge, Hubbard Cove | 15' | Harpooned shark | No injury to occupants, but shark struck boat with such force that Chandler was flung overboard. PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | occupants: John Chandler & Walter Winters | ||
| 16 km west of Digby Gut | Teeth in hull identified as those from a white shark 4.6 m [15'] in length | Fishing, hauling in fishing gear | No injury to occupants, shark bumped boat repeatedly | NO | 7.6 m motorized boat, occupants: fisherman & his son | ||
| Grand Banks | 31-12-1938 | Fishing | Arm bitten | NO | Joe Folsom | ||
| Halifax | 29-08-1891 | Knocked overboard | FATAL | YES | John Roult | ||
| Off Sable Island | 13-08-1888 | Before daybreak | The steamships Thingvalla and Geiser collided | FATAL | YES | 1 man |
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