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Shark attacks around Australia for that same period had 47 recorded, 9 fatal shark attacks, the last
fatality being in 2005. New Zealand had 1 shark attack during this time and the last fatality was in
1968.
And finally, you have the Pacific Islands which recorded 12 shark attacks and 4 fatal shark attacks.
Papua New Guinea 3 shark attacks, 1 fatality and their last one being in 2000. Fiji Islands have
recorded 4 shark attacks, 2 fatal shark attacks and the last fatality was in 2003. Marshall Islands
recorded 2 shark attacks with no fatalities. Vanuatu recorded 1 shark attack with 1 fatality which
happened in 2005. Kiribati recorded 1 shark attack with no fatalities. And Solomon Islands have
recorded 1 shark attack with no fatal shark attacks between 2000 and 2005, the last fatality being in
1963.