A study suggests that wrapping a surfboard in very bright lights — like aquatic Christmas trees — could make the surfer less interesting to great white sharks.

Every year, there are an estimated average of 63 unprovoked shark attacks around the world, with just five or six leading to death. While the numbers might not be staggering, the fear people have about a "Jaws-" like encounter is very real.

And with an understanding of that, see if we can create some shark deterrents, which protect people and also sharks,” said Macquarie University Professor Nathan Hart. The researchers went to the shark-infested waters of Mossel Bay in South Africa to test ...

A study by Australian researchers found that LED lighting affixed to the underside of a surfboard might be able to deter shark bites.

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,

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

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