#sharkattacks — Public Fediverse posts
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Using LED lighting on the underside of #surfboards or #kayaks could deter great white #sharkattacks, new research suggests.
In an Australian-led study using seal-shaped decoys, underside lighting disrupted the ability of great whites to see silhouettes against the sunlight above, reducing the rates at which the #sharks followed and attacked the artificial prey. The brighter the lights, the more effective the #deterrent was.