Home > Years > 1979 1979 Shark attacks in 1979. Browse 25 documented incidents. 25 Total Incidents 8 Fatal Attacks All Incidents 🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1979 📍 Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1979 📍 SOUTH CHINA SEA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1979 📍 Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🔴 Fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Sao Jorge, Madeira Island, Madeira Islands, PORTUGAL 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1979 📍 Ho Ha Wan Marine Park, HONG KONG 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1979 📍 Byron Bay, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA 🔴 Fatal Swimming Attack - 1979 📍 Mirs Bay, HONG KONG 🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1979 📍 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Boating Attack - 1979 📍 10 miles off Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1979 📍 Southern Thailand, THAILAND 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Macassar, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Hangklip, False Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Fishing Attack - 1979 📍 Ile Yandé (between Poum and Bélep), North Province, NEW CALEDONIA 🔴 Fatal Attack - 1979 📍 Balade, North Province, NEW CALEDONIA 🟡 Non-fatal Diving Attack - 1979 📍 Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Blacktip Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Singer Island, Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA 🔴 Fatal Diving Attack - 1979 📍 Mbibi, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1979 📍 Municipal Beach, Boyton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA 🟡 Non-fatal Attack - 1979 📍 Seal Island, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Swimming Attack - 1979 📍 Public Beach (Carlin Park), Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1979 📍 Five Mile Beach, I'le Ouen, Grand Terre, NEW CALEDONIA 🟡 Non-fatal Surfing Attack - 1979 📍 Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA 🟡 Non-fatal Great White Shark Attack - 1979 📍 Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County, California, USA 🔴 Fatal Fishing Attack - 1979 📍 South Kohala, Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA