Surfboards with lights could deter shark attacks

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.
Surfboard lights might deter shark attacks — but don't bet your life on it
A great white shark breaches the ocean surface near Seal Island off the coast of South Africa. (Chris Brunskill Ltd. / Corbis via Getty Images) Australian researchers, who spent years towing seal-shaped decoys through waters infested with great white ...
Great white sharks can be fooled by 'invisibility cloak' to stop them attacking surfers
In a study off the South African coast, researchers found that the sharks were less likely to interact with decoys that were being towed with LED lighting
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 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 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 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
Lights Deter Great White Sharks: New Research
VIDEO: What if surfers could be protected from shark attacks with something like an invisibility cloak? That's what Professor Nathan Hart says is
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
Innovative light technology offers hope in reducing shark attacks
Reports of shark attacks on surfers appear in the media quite regularly. Researchers have decided to tackle the issue. Scientists from Macquarie University in New South Wales have developed a simple but effective way to deter predators.
New LED camouflage can deter shark attacks, scientists say
New LED camouflage can deter shark attacks, scientists say - Sharks less likely to interact as LED lights get brighter ...
This Weird Trick Might Prevent Great White Shark Attacks
But there’s a new study out of Australia that shows some promise in deterring shark attacks.
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Great white shark
elephant seals and dolphins, but also fishes including sharks and rays. Often described as the ultimate shark, the great white needs little introduction. When hunting it relies on the element ...
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LED lights under surfboards may prevent great white shark attacks: study
LED lighting on the underside of surfboards could prevent great white shark attacks, according to an Australian-led ...