The International Shark Attack File

The International Shark Attack File is a University of Florida Icthyology reasearch department which keeps a record of all shark attacks around the world. Data is only available to qualifying scientists. It cannot be released into the public domain as it contains post mortems and some pretty shocking images. Nonetheless ther is some info on the site and tehy have recently posted the "ISAF 2004 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary".

"As in recent years, the majority (44%: 27 attacks) of incidents occurred in
North American waters. The 30 attacks in United States territorial waters
(including Hawaii) were significantly fewer than totals recorded in 2003 (41),
2002 (47), 2001 (50), and 2000 (50). Elsewhere, attacks occurred in Australia
(12), Brazil (5), South Africa (5), and Reunion Island (3), with single
incidents reported from the Bahamas, Cuba, Egypt, Fiji, New Zealand, and
Venezuela."

The International Shark Attack File