For some years now I have been advocating for a system that would protect swimmers and surfers from sharks but would leave all forms of marine life unharmed.
What I envisage is a series of buoys set up along our beaches. These buoys could be equipped with radar and possibly cameras. The radars and other devices could then be linked to a species identifying program (not so difficult as cetaceans undulate through the water while sharks glide) which would then be connected to an automatic alarm system. I have a friend who is a bit of a computer whizz and she thinks such a system would work.
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