Sharktober: Scientists Confirm Spike in Tiger Shark Bites in October

‘Sharktober’ is real: UH study confirms shark bites do increase in October

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Do more tiger shark bites occur in Hawaii during the month of October?

‘Sharktober’ found to be real as fifth of attacks happen in October

The pattern appears to be driven by tiger shark biology, not by more people being in the water, marine biologists say

Sharktober: Scientists confirm spike in tiger shark bites in October

New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that "Sharktober" is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters every October. The study, which analyzed 30 years of data (1995–2024), found that about 20% of all recorded bites occurred in that single month, a frequency far exceeding any other time of the year.

Why Tiger Shark bites peak in Hawaiʻi each October

For years, surfers and ocean-goers in Hawaiʻi have talked about “Sharktober,” a time when shark encounters seem more common. Now, scientists say the pattern is real. New research from the University of Hawaiʻi confirms that shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters rise sharply every October, driven largely by the natural behavior of tiger sharks. The […]

Sharktober: UH scientists confirm spike in tiger shark bites in October

New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that “Sharktober” is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters every October. https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/01/22/sharktober/