Shark Attacks per Year

Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks

LED-lit surfboards, wetsuits act as 'invisibility cloak' against shark attacks, per new study

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.

CBS News · 8h

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.

BBC · 9h

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.

The Associated Press on MSN11d

Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below the knee

The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene ...

1don MSN

Preventing shark attacks with a clever trick of the light

Australian scientist Lauren Ryan thought she could save surfers by fooling sharks. She spent months throwing boards into ...

Daily Mail10d

Shark severs Hawaii man's leg from the knee down in vicious attack at Maui beach

On average, there are around three to four shark attacks each year on Hawaiian islands - most of them being non-fatal. There were eight shark attacks in Hawaii just last year, one of ...

The Maui News11d

61-year-old man’s leg severed in first reported shark attack on Maui this year

State officials have shut down the area of Waiehu Beach Park in Central Maui for at least a day after a 61-year-old man’s leg ...

EFE1d

LED lights under surfboards may prevent great white shark attacks: study

“We don’t know if it will be as effective on them because we’re not certain if they rely on visual cues as much as white ...

The Independent10d

Shark bites off leg of 61-year-old surfer

The public warning to stay out of the water for a mile in each direction ... on what kind of shark was involved. In June, well-known surfer Tamayo Perry was killed in a shark attack while ...

USA Today9d

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

Four people were killed in shark attacks in Australia. One death each was confirmed in the Bahamas ... In addition to the fatality in Hawaii last year, there were seven other bite attacks.

10don MSN

Surfer loses part of leg in Maui shark attack

A surfer lost part of a leg in a morning shark attack in Maui on Friday, authorities said. The victim, identified only as ...

Maui Shark Attack Victim: ‘looking forward to getting back in the ocean.’ (Update)

Kenji Nonoka, 61, lost his leg from a shark bite while surfing in central Maui; from the hospital, he’s now plotting his ...

New York Post10d

Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below knee

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