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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship Bottom, Ocean County | 19-05-2019 | Shark involvement unconfirmed but considered probable | Body Boarding | No injury | NO | 67yo Paul Sykes | |
| Ventnor | 22-07-2017 | Sandtiger shark 2' | Minor injury to hand | NO | Isabella Smith | ||
| Bay Head, Ocean County | 06-11-2013 | Afternoon | Body boarding | No injury, swim fin bitten | NO | 16yo Quinn Gates | |
| Egg Harbor, Atlantic County | 24-07-2011 | Night | Wade Fishing | No injury, shark bit boot | NO | Eric Aubrey | |
| Adventure Aquarium, Camden | 04-12-2009 | 13h00 | Sandtiger shark, 8' | Diving | Lacerations & puncture wounds to right calf & ankle when diver accidentally backed into the shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 58yo Robert Large |
| Surf City, Long Beach Island, Ocean County | 04-06-2005 | 11h00 | Mr. Burgess of ISAF announced the injury was the bite of a 1.8 m [6'], 2- to 3-year old white shark. Subsequent investigation revealed there was no shark involvement in this incident | Surfing | Dorsum of foot/ankle injured by surfboard skeg or other inanimate object. | NO | 17yo Ryan Horton |
| Ocean City, Cape May County | 26-07-1980 | 15h00 | Body surfing | Back bitten | NO | 15yo Jeff Moffat | |
| Sandy Hook, Monmouth County | 20-10-1975 | 11h30 | Shark involvement unconfirmed | Surf fishing | "Tooth marks" in left leg | NO | |
| Matawan Creek, 10 miles from the sea, Monmouth County | 3 m [10'] shark | Swimming (recovering remains of Stilwell) | FATAL, thigh bitten | YES | 24yo Stanley Fisher | ||
| 10 miles offshore from Sea Isle City, Cape May County | 250-lb "dog shark" | Fishing | Knee bitten by boated shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo Antonio Fonzzo |
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