How many shark attacks have there been in Smyrna beach?

Volusia County’s earliest record unprovoked shark bite happened in 1956 in New Smyrna Beach, according to ISAF data. In all, as of 2020, there have been 244 attacks in the city’s waters, compared to 320 county-wide.

Is New Smyrna Beach known for shark bites?

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — So far, March has been pretty active when it comes to sharks in Volusia County, the so-called “shark bite capital of the world.”

Why are there so many shark bites in New Smyrna Beach?

‘ The thing the locals probably won’t tell you, the something that makes New Smyrna different, is that New Smyrna is also the shark bite capital of the world. If you ask the experts why there are so many shark attacks off New Smyrna, the likely answer would be: there’s a lot of people in the water.

Is it safe to swim at New Smyrna Beach?

Florida’s New Smyrna Beach, while beautiful, also has a scary reputation. With a recorded 238 attacks, the beach, which part of Volusia County, is also known as the “Shark Attack Capital of the World,” according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Are there great whites in Florida?

A Great White Shark was spotted off the Florida Gulf coast Thursday. A 12.3-foot Great White Shark weighing 1,644 lbs. was spotted off of Florida’s Gulf coast, research organization OCEARCH said. OCEARCH says its partners at SeaWorld named the shark Scot after the people of Nova Scotia.

Are there great white sharks in New Smyrna Beach?

Great white sharks were involved in at least 16 unprovoked bites out of a total of 57 in 2020, including six of the year’s 10 deaths. ORLANDO, Fla. — Volusia County, but more so New Smyrna Beach, is yet again deemed the shark bite capital of the world, according the International Shark Attack File’s 2020 update.

Can you find shark teeth on New Smyrna beach?

This family vacation favorite even allows kids to go shark tooth hunting on the nearby protected 10,000 square foot beach, featuring some of the densest volumes of shark sightings in the world.