Not a tall tale! U.S. saw a massive drop in the number of unprovoked shark attacks in the last year - The number of global unprovoked bites are down by nearly half from last year

The United States continues to be the most likely country in which to get bitten by a shark, according to the annual International Shark Attack File from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Twenty-eight of the 47 unprovoked shark attacks recorded in 2024 occurred in U.S. waters.

The number of shark attacks, including deadly bites, dropped substantially worldwide in 2024, according to a new report.

Florida is once again tops in the world for the number of unprovoked shark bites, even as the overall number of attacks declined in 2024. An annual report by the International Shark Attack File (ISAF) shows 47 confirmed unprovoked shark bites globally,