LED light strategy deters Great White shark attacks
Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University's Neurobiology Lab,
Could lights stop shark attacks
New research reveals how LED lights on seal decoys can deter great white sharks by disrupting their hunting behaviour. The study, inspired by marine creatures that use bioluminescence, found that altering the predator's view of prey silhouettes from below could lead to non-invasive shark deterrent technology.
Striped Lights Could Curb Shark Attacks on Surfers
Researchers found that striped LED lights on seal decoys deterred great white shark attacks by breaking up the decoy’s silhouette. This counterillumination approach could be applied to surfboards, providing a non-invasive shark deterrent.
LED-lit surfboards, wetsuits act as 'invisibility cloak' against shark attacks, per new study
Every year, there are an estimated average of 63 unprovoked shark attacks around the world, with just five or six leading to death. While the numbers might not be staggering, the fear people have about a "Jaws-" like encounter is very real.
Lights to Curb Shark Attacks?
Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan
Lights on surfboards and wetsuits could deter shark attacks
Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible strategy to protect surfers and swimmers
How LED lights could stop shark attacks
New research has found that using lights on the bottom side of a surfboard or kayak could put great white sharks off
Surfboard lights might deter shark attacks — but don't bet your life on it
A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less interesting to great white sharks.
Study finds great white sharks less likely to attack surfboards with bright lights: "Like an invisibility cloak"
Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers found.
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study
Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped boards fitted with different configurations of lights behind a boat to see which attracted the most attention.
Could surfboard lights prevent great white shark bites? ‘Like an invisibility cloak’
Let there be light! That’s what shark researchers are saying after finding that LED lights on surfboards could be the key to preventing great white shark bites. The Australian scientists have published the results of a six-year shark study that could lead to a revolution in surfboard design.
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Magic light: New LED-based tech disrupts sharks’ vision to prevent attacks on surfers
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'Don't even look': Shark bites both of surfer's feet, leading to two surgeries, 93 stitches
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Shark bites off leg of 61-year-old surfer
A shark bit a Maui surfer on Friday – severing his leg below the knee, authorities have said. The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park on Friday morning when the shark attacked.