To do that, researchers endeavored to see the world through the eyes of a white shark, to understand what drives them to attack people, and find novel ways to prevent that from happening. The first thing they needed to do was understand what people look like to a shark on the prowl.

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.