White sharks can easily mistake swimmers or surfers for seals. Our research aims to reduce the risk
- Written by: Laura Ryan, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Elias Levy/Wikimedia Commons, CC BYThe presumed death of 57-year-old Paul Millachip in an apparently fatal shark bite incident near Perth on November 6 is a traumatising reminder that while shark bites are rare, they can have tragic consequences.
Despite the understandably huge media attention these incidents generate, there has been little...