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September SharkSafe News 2020
September was busy! Check the latest news!
- Webinar presented by Stellenbosch University International and OceanHub Africa
- Envoy Cull Announcement
- New Photos from Reunion
- Learn to Sea Initiative V&A Waterfront
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August SharkSafe News 2020
Hello! We are already in August! It is Shark Week!
What happened this month?
- We made the headline in The Guardian
- We won the NSTF/South32’s Lewis Foundation Green Economy award!
- The SSB Units in St Paul (Reunion) are still doing fine despite a record breaking storm!
- SharkSafe Barrier has been selected as one of the start-ups of the Tech4Island Program
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July SharkSafe News 2020
Hope this is finding you in good spirit! If not… here some good shark news to brighten your day!
- No shark nets in South Africa during lockdown
- The SharkSafe Barrier is officially among the 6 finalists of the prestigious NSFT South32 Awards!
- We could inspect the two SharkSafe Barrier Units in Glencairn
- We have an on-line shop!
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June SharkSafe News 2020
I am writing to keep you in the loop of the progress of the SharkSafe Barrier and send you some exciting news about our mission!
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SharkSafe Barrier Bottom-up movement
We realized that local governments are very reluctant to invest public funds on new technologies, no matter how tested they are, so we decided to make our mission everyone’s mission.
Magnet barriers could save sharks
Sarah Wild 16 May 2014 00:00 Every beat of your heart could attract a shark. It starts with an electrical impulse, which sets off a cascade of activity in the relatively small muscle that keeps you alive. That electric current goes hand in hand with a magnetic...
New barrier ‘100% successful’ in shark infested waters
by HAMISH BROOME 20th Oct 2017 3:52 PM | Updated: 4:56 PM FAKE kelp forests, would you believe, are the latest technology in the race to design an effective repellent to sharks. The inspiration for the barrier was the observation that Cape fur seals used kelp...
Magnets Help Keep Sharks Out of Fish Traps
Adding cheap magnets to the traps reduced shark and ray bycatch by a third and increased fish hauls by just as much, according to a new study Sharks are having a rough go of it. It’s estimated that humans kill 100 million sharks of all species each year, many hunted...
Shark-Repelling Fake Kelp Could Prevent Beachside Attacks
JENNIFER VIEGAS for Discovery NewsJul 21, 2014 IMAGE: LWP KOMMUNIKÁCIÓ A shark-sensing "buoy" and a fake kelp forest that is actually a high tech shark barrier could soon be deployed at beaches to help prevent shark attacks, which led to 10 deaths last year...
Le “SharkSafe Barrier”, un nouveau dispositif anti-requin testé à Saint-Paul et l’Étang-Salé
Le Centre de Ressources et d’appui de réduction du risque requin présente ce vendredi le "SharkSafe Barrier", un nouveau dispositif pour lutter contre les squales à La Réunion. Testée en Afrique du Sud, cette barrière émet des ondes magnétiques qui repoussent les...
‘100 percent safe’ shark barrier could be deployed on NSW beaches
By Mark Saunokonoko 11:32am Nov 28, 2017 A team of South African scientists claim to have designed an eco-friendly shark barrier that is 100 percent safe and, unlike other net systems, promises to protect surfers from deadly attacks. The Sharksafe Barrier copies...
This farmer’s prize-winning feed is not for the birds
09 November 2017 - 12:15 by Kgaugelo Masweneng An Eastern Cape-born businessman will be representing South Africa at the Cleantech Open Global Forum competition next February in Silicon Valley in America for his innovative use of dehydrated worms to make animal feed....
SharkSafe Barrier could protect local swimmers
Magnetic, kelp-mimicking screen from South Africa has UMass Dartmouth connection. By Rich Saltzberg October 12, 2018 The increasing presence of great white sharks in Massachusetts waters had many people thinking twice before taking a dip this past season,...
Shark attack capital of world trials new eco-friendly shield to halt deaths
By Mark Saunokonoko 5:24pm Aug 6, 2019 Scuba diving at a beach where water sports are banned because of so many fatal shark attacks is not for the faint-hearted. But when you're in the business of testing ways to stop great white sharks and other great ocean...
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