News

The ISAF has tracked shark attacks in the U.S. as far back as the early 1800s – long before the 1916 shark attacks along the New Jersey coast inspired the "Jaws" novel and movie.
But before the fictional story of a killer shark terrorizing a sleepy beach town, there was the very real summer of 1916 at the Jersey Shore. Five shark attacks in less than two weeks that left four ...
July 20-26 marks Shark Week 2025, an annual celebration that takes place on the Discovery Channel. Throughout the week, the ...
2. Jersey Shore Attacks of 1916 There was a string of shark attacks along the Jersey shore in July 1916, eerily similar to the movie “Jaws”.
An 11-foot great white shark surfaced off the coast of New Jersey on the first day of summer. It coincided with the 1975 release of Spielberg's 'Jaws' ...