The Fleet at a Glance
The Big Six
The headline species — counts, size averages, sex & life-stage splits, and the five largest of each.
Great White
248 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
Nukumi ♀ |
17 ft 2 in. |
3,541 lbs |
Adult |
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| 2 |
Success ♀ |
16 ft 7 in. |
3583 lb |
Adult |
Struisbaai, South Africa |
| 3 |
Mary Lee ♀ |
16 ft |
2,639 lbs |
Adult |
Cape Cod, MA |
| 4 |
Unama'ki ♀ |
15 ft 5 in. |
2,195 lbs |
Adult |
Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia |
| 5 |
Kathryn ♀ |
15 ft |
2430 lb |
Adult |
False Bay, South Africa |
Life stages:
Unknown 108Sub-Adult 50Juvenile 39Adult 32Young of the Year 19 · 140/248 measured
Tiger
169 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
Aussie ♀ |
15 ft 4 in. |
1175 lb |
Adult |
Ningaloo Reef, Australia |
| 2 |
Ali-Bel ♀ |
14 ft. 8 in. |
1259 lbs. |
Adult |
Ningaloo Reef, Australia |
| 3 |
Scotty 2 ♀ |
14.44 ft. (4.4m) |
— |
Adult |
Norfolk Island |
| 4 |
Miamiti ♀ |
14 ft. 1in |
— |
Adult |
Norfolk Island |
| 5 |
Birgit ♀ |
14 ft. 1 in. |
1048 lbs. |
Adult |
Norfolk Island, Australia |
Life stages:
Adult 102Sub-Adult 34Unknown 20Juvenile 13 · 149/169 measured
Bull
6 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
Katya ♀ |
10 ft 10 in. |
— |
Adult |
Whitsunday Islands, Australia |
| 2 |
Bevan ♂ |
9 ft 3 in |
— |
Adult |
Whitsunday Islands, Australia |
| 3 |
Sabrina ♀ |
8 ft 6 in. |
287 lb |
Adult |
Boca Grande |
| 4 |
Gina ♀ |
8 ft 2 in. |
302 lb |
Adult |
Boca Grande |
| 5 |
Lori Anne ♀ |
7 ft 8 in. |
284 lb |
Adult |
Boca Grande |
Life stages:
Adult 5Juvenile 1 · 6/6 measured
Mako
126 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
Peggy Hughes ♀ |
11 ft 5 in. |
1,000+ lb |
Adult |
Gulf Of Mexico |
| 2 |
Sterling ♀ |
11.2 ft (3.42 m) |
est. 700 lbs. |
Adult |
Gulf Of Mexico |
| 3 |
Lazarus ♀ |
10 ft 5 in. |
622 lb |
Adult |
Padre Island National Seashore, TX |
| 4 |
Martie ♀ |
10 ft 1 in. |
600 lb |
Adult |
Port Aransas, TX |
| 5 |
BobHayes ♂ |
9.2 ft. |
est. 330 lbs. |
Adult |
Gulf Of Mexico |
Life stages:
Unknown 97Adult 18Sub-Adult 7Juvenile 4 · 29/126 measured
Blue
126 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
MacAttack ♂ |
12 ft 4 in. |
454 lb |
Adult |
Cape Cod, MA |
| 2 |
Triton ♂ |
11 ft 1 in. |
358 lb |
Adult |
Cape Cod, MA |
| 3 |
Urdintxo ♂ |
10 ft. 6 in. |
247 lbs. |
Adult |
Lastre Canyon, Northern Spain |
| 4 |
Bonac ♂ |
9 ft 8 in. |
216 lb |
Adult |
Montauk, NY |
| 5 |
CubsWin ♂ |
9 ft 8 in. |
209 lb |
Adult |
Cape Cod, MA |
Life stages:
Unknown 100Adult 19Juvenile 5Sub-Adult 2 · 26/126 measured
Hammerhead
24 tracked
| Largest individuals | Length |
Weight | Stage | Tagged |
| 1 |
LYS ♀ |
11 ft. 7 in. |
364 |
Adult |
East of Isla Mujeres |
| 2 |
Hunter ♂ |
9 ft |
261 lb |
Adult |
Port Aransas, TX |
| 3 |
B.P. Armstrong ♂ |
8 ft. 10 in. |
192 lbs |
Sub-Adult |
East of Isla Mujeres |
| 4 |
Félix ♂ |
8 ft. 10 in. |
257 lbs. |
Adult |
East of Isla Mujeres |
| 5 |
Lil' Smack ♂ |
8.41 ft. |
unknown |
Sub-Adult |
Gulf Of Mexico |
Life stages:
Adult 9Juvenile 6Sub-Adult 6Young of the Year 2Unknown 1 · 20/24 measured
The Rest of the Pack
335 more animals across 24 species — everything outside the big six.
Other sharks
Salmon Shark147
Common Thresher Shark24
Silky Shark20
Whale Shark14
Galapagos Shark13
Grey Reef Shark13
Blacktip Shark9
Silvertip Shark9
Oceanic Whitetip Shark5
Porbeagle Shark5
Basking Shark3
Dusky Shark1
Greenland Shark1
Turtles, seals & other marine life
Loggerhead Sea Turtle23
Olive Ridley Turtle16
Green Sea Turtle11
Leatherback Sea Turtle6
Guadalupe Fur Seal4
Broadbill Swordfish4
American alligator3
Long-beaked Common Dolphin1
Harbor Seal1
Pilot Whales1
Loggerhead x Hawksbill Hybrid1
Shark Attacks on Record
Every logged human–shark incident worldwide, 1703–2018, from the
Global Shark Attack File. Map positions are estimated from each incident's location text.
Where — top countries
USA2,212 · 183 fatal
Australia1,321 · 275 fatal
South Africa571 · 99 fatal
Papua New Guinea130 · 54 fatal
New Zealand127 · 23 fatal
Brazil112 · 38 fatal
Bahamas106 · 10 fatal
Mexico90 · 43 fatal
What they were doing
Surfing973
Swimming885
Fishing435
Spearfishing331
Bathing160
Wading146
Diving113
Standing99