How Do You Avoid a Shark Attack? The Answer Could Be... LED Lights?!
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.
Shark attacks can be deterred by new LED light system, scientists say
Shark attacks can be deterred by new LED light system, scientists say - Sharks less likely to interact as LED lights get brighter
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.
A New Study Says LED Lights Might Work as a Shark Deterrent
A study by Australian researchers found that LED lighting affixed to the underside of a surfboard might be able to deter shark bites.
Could surfboard lights prevent great white shark bites? ‘Like an invisibility cloak’
The researchers went to the shark-infested waters of Mossel Bay in South Africa to test out how lights impact great white sharks. While driving a boat, the researchers put out on the water a seal-shaped foam decoy — and saw how the sharks responded to ...
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.
Magic light: New LED-based tech disrupts sharks’ vision to prevent attacks on surfers
The researchers say their work “may form the basis of new non-invasive shark deterrent technology to protect human life.”
Surfboards with bright lights could deter shark attacks- study conducted in Mossel Bay
Ryan and her fellow researchers showed that seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks.
Surfboards with bright lights could deter shark attacks - researchers
Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released Tuesday by Australian scientists found it might actually stave off attacks.
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
Engineering News1d
Port of Mossel Bay’s Quay 4 precinct multipurpose terminal, South Africa
The Transnet National Ports Authority released a request for information for a multipurpose terminal at the Port of Mossel ...
Australian Scientists May Have Discovered A Shockingly Simple Way To Prevent Shark Attacks
Being attacked by a shark is pretty low on the list of things you actually need to worry about based on the statistics, but ...
Mossel Bay Advertiser1d
Good turnout at Poppy Day parade
Despite rainy weather, there was a good turnout at the parade. Remembrance Day, also known as Poppy Day, which is officially ...
Missing Mossel Bay girl reunited with her mother
Western Cape police launched a search for Jacob Mare and his nine-year-old daughter Yaleen who were last seen on October 14, ...
The South African on MSN3d
Passenger liner SH Diana docks in Mossel Bay – PICTURES
The passenger liner SH Diana has made the Port of Mossel Bay its third port of call in South African shores as the port ...
Mossel Bay Advertiser4d
Countdown to Ironman
Two interesting local relay teams competing are the Eden Protocol team of Ann Strauss, Francois Botha and Emile Nel and the ...