This page brings together public shark-human incident records associated with Indonesia. It combines a chronological incident list with year, activity, outcome and species-confidence context from the same public database used by the Shark Incidents map.
A recorded incident count is not a personal risk rate. Coastline length, water use, tourism, surfing and fishing participation, reporting practices and the survival of historical sources all influence how many records appear for a country or territory.
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Each record links to its source-backed incident page and shows its event date, verification status, classification, outcome and species confidence where supported.
Data quality
Older records can have approximate dates or locations, and historical species identifications may be uncertain. Unknown values remain visible rather than being treated as known.
For current beach decisions, follow local authorities rather than interpreting historical map density as a forecast.
January 9, 2017 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Balian Beach, Bali, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 2017-01-09. Classification: Unprovoked.
April 25, 2016 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Balian, Bali, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 2016-04-25. Classification: Unprovoked.
April 12, 2011 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
A historical reference describes an event at Balian Bali Indonesia in 2011-04-12. Recorded activity: Surfing. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Non-fatal.
November 14, 2010 · Unprovoked · Non-fatal
Historical record: Balian, Bali, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 2010-11-14. Classification: Unprovoked.
June 16, 2002 · Invalid · Unknown
Historical record: Shark caught in Indonesia, offloaded to trawler that docked at Samut Prakan, 20 miles south of Bangkok, Thailand, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 2002-06-16. Classification: Invalid.
August 7, 1984 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Bali, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1984-08-07. Classification: Unprovoked.
1962 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Waewerang, East Flores, INDONESIA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Unprovoked.
January 1, 1942 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: Surabaya, East Java, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1942-01-01. Classification: Sea Disaster.
1909 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: Rhio Strait, 30 nm from Singapore, INDONESIA. Recorded date: not recorded. Classification: Sea Disaster.
May 13, 1908 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: Jakarta Harbor, Java, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1908-05-13. Classification: Sea Disaster.
April 27, 1906 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Aru Islands, Maluku Province, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1906-04-27. Classification: Unprovoked.
April 10, 1906 · Air/sea disaster · Fatal
Historical record: 40 miles from Tahane Island, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1906-04-10. Classification: Sea Disaster.
March 29, 1895 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: South Aroo Island, Moluccas, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1895-03-29. Classification: Unprovoked.
January 1, 1864 · Unprovoked · Fatal
Historical record: Off Acheen Head, Sumatra, INDONESIA. Recorded date: 1864-01-01. Classification: Unprovoked.