Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Fisherman's Island near Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — 1956-07-31
What happened
Historical record: Fisherman's Island near Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Recorded date: 1956-07-31. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- This replaces a weak October/Port Moresby candidate with the location-specific July record.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 1956-07-31
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Fisherman's Island near Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Country
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- Activity
- Fishing
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Central Province
- Sex
- M
- Injury / case note
- Non-fatal; detailed injury not recovered.
- Outcome
- Non-fatal
- Species
- About 2.3 m shark
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Fisherman's Island near Port Moresby, Central Province, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Approximate area: Central Province
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
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Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Central Province from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
Sources and verification
- Current GSAF-derived Papua New Guinea record — www.sharkdatalab.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.