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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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It is our mission to replace shark-cull with SharkSafe BarrierTM installations, and
to promote a more peaceful and sustainable coexistence
between humans and sharks.