Question 1

How many shark attacks have been recorded in South Korea?

Accepted Answer

The Global Shark Attack File records 8 shark attacks in South Korea, of which 6 were fatal.

Question 2

What is the shark attack fatality rate in South Korea?

Accepted Answer

75.0% of recorded shark attacks in South Korea are fatal, compared with a global average of 21.1%.

Question 3

Which shark species are most often involved in attacks in South Korea?

Accepted Answer

Based on incident records, the species most frequently identified in South Korea attacks are White Shark.

Question 4

What activities are most associated with shark attacks in South Korea?

Accepted Answer

Shell diving accounts for the largest share of recorded incidents in South Korea, with 3 cases logged.

Question 5

Where does this shark attack data come from?

Accepted Answer

All figures are derived from the Global Shark Attack File (GSAF), a non-profit database of shark-human incident records. Shark Data Lab cleans, geocodes, and aggregates the GSAF dataset for analysis.

Year	Attacks
1959	1
1981	1
1986	1
1988	1
1995	1
1996	1
2005	1
2010	1

Shark Attacks in South Korea

Recorded incidents by year

Species most often involved in South Korea

Activities most associated with incidents

Recent recorded incidents in South Korea

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