International Shark Attack File

Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks

Study finds great white sharks less likely to attack surfboards with bright lights: "Like an invisibility cloak"

Seal-shaped boards decked with bright horizontal lights were less likely to be attacked by great white sharks, researchers found.

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Two-time shark attack survivor in Florida says he can’t wait to surf again

Every day, Cole Taschman heads out to Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida. The quiet reef on the Atlantic Coast got its name from the “bathtub effect” which breaks up waves, creates a shallow pool at low tide and reduces erosion. For Cole and the Taschman family, who consider the beach their backyard, it is known for something else.

BBC · 10h

Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks - study

Fixing LED strip lights to the bottom of surfboards could deter attacks by great white sharks, Australian scientists say. A study conducted in Mossel Bay, South Africa involved towing seal-shaped boards fitted with different configurations of lights behind a boat to see which attracted the most attention.

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Shark bites off part of surfer’s leg in attack near Maui beach, authorities say

A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his leg near a ...

Surfer Loses Leg in Hawaii Shark Attack After 'Extraordinary' Feat of Making It to Shore After Incident

A 61-year-old man surfing at Waiehu Beach Park in Maui was bitten in the early hours of Nov. 1, Maui fire and rescue ...

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Shark bite severs 61-year-old surfer’s leg below knee off Maui, Hawaii rescuers say

In 2023, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File investigated 120 shark-human ...

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Surfer bit by shark off Hawaii coast, part of leg severed in attack

A surfer in Hawaii was bitten by a shark off the coast of Maui Friday ... were reported by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File in 2023, up six over the five-year average.

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