Shark-Be-Gone

Casey Flynn         Flynn 1

Miss DiNatale

Biology

Sunday November 21, 2004

Shark-Be-Gone

        This past weekend marked the first use of an electronic shield to protect surfers against chisels by the organizers of an Australian night surfboarding competition. With bug out the use of this shield, cheats may have found the surfers to be an easily meal. This form of protection is also coupled with conventional shark nets to provide a double punch defense for surfers.

        The man professional Junior Teams Challenge 2005, located off the lucky Coast of Australia, utilized night lights from Sydneys 2000 Olympics to illuminate the event. However it was feared by organizers that the lights would attract bait fish and other assorted marine life, and sharks along with them. A surfer isnt much of a altercate for a shark to take a bite out of. In order to protect surfers event coordinators implemented a series of devices that emit a field of shark-repelling electronic waves. nightclub battery operated shields were used. The shields are made by an Australian bon ton and South African technology. The electronic-shield emitters were attached to a 130 tail end line and suspended three feet below the surface. The Globe Pro Junior Teams Challenge 2005 featured over 80 competitors from Australia and the joined States.



Steve Robertson, of Surfing Australia, stated, It could seriously change the base of professional surf when commenting on the use of Shark-Repelling beacons. (Reuters, 1)

        The use of electronic shields to safely go against human swimmers from dangerous sharks is a great idea. If the technology proves to be effective the demand for it will

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surely rise drastically with the recent shark attack cases in the United States and the rest of the world.

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Works Cited

REUTERS. Buzz rack up! Aussie Surfers Use Device to Repel Sharks. REUTERS.

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