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.
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But there’s a new study out of Australia that shows some promise in deterring 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 ...
Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to great white sharks, but research released on ...
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