The log
Every recorded bite
New Smyrna Beach first, then the rest of Volusia County — the two are counted separately here, because the official figures are published county-wide. Each entry is compiled from Volusia County Beach Safety incident reports, the International Shark Attack File and published news coverage. Names and identifying details are deliberately excluded.
5 at New Smyrna Beach · 4 elsewhere in Volusia County
New Smyrna Beach
- Moderate
Bitten on the foot while surfing
New Smyrna Beach · surfing
- Moderate
Bitten on the right forearm while surfing
New Smyrna Beach · surfing · bull shark
- Minor
Bitten on the lower left leg while surfing
New Smyrna Beach · surfing
- Serious
Bitten on the foot while playing football in knee-deep water
New Smyrna Beach · wading
- Moderate
Bitten on the top right cheek while surfing
New Smyrna Beach · surfing
Elsewhere in Volusia County
Ponce Inlet, Daytona Beach Shores, Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. These sit inside the county tallies quoted across this site, but they did not happen at New Smyrna Beach.
- Moderate
Bitten on the left foot while wading
Daytona Beach Shores · wading
- Moderate
Bitten on the left foot and ankle while wading
Daytona Beach Shores · wading
- Moderate
Bitten on the left foot while swimming in knee-deep water
Daytona Beach Shores · swimming
- Minor
Bitten on the calf during lifeguard training camp
Ponce Inlet · swimming · blacktip shark
This record is kept by NSB Watch, a watchmaker on this beach. One of its dive watches is named the Shark Bite.