Shark ShieldTM  Electronic Shark Deterrent

Personal Protection for Water Sports including:

Swimming, Snorkelling, Spearfishing, Scuba Divers, Canoes and Kayaks

Shark Shield allows us to enjoy our chosen water sport or profession with a new dimension – safety and peace of mind – for users and their family.

 

Interact at a distance

Shark Shield technology gives you the ability to interact with sharks at a distance convenient to you, not to sharks.

 

“My thoughts on wearing the Shark Shield are similar to driving a car.  Why wait for a car crash to put your seat belt on?"

Tim Thomas:  Brisbane, Queensland

 

“When the Bull (shark) got in range of the Shark Shield he immediately stopped, almost as if he hit a wall, and returned to the bottom as fast as he had come up”.

Pat Johnson:  Springfield, Virginia, USA

 

Only affects sharks

Amazingly this unique waveform only affects free-swimming sharks and to a minor degree rays and skates.  It has no effect on other marine creatures.

 

The field generated by the Shark Shield™ is detected by the shark through its sensory receptors known as the Ampullae of Lorenzini, situated on the snout of all predator sharks.

 

The unique and unfamiliar pulsing sensation emitted by the Shark Shield does not replicate that given off by a fish or seal and hence it is not recognized by a shark, as a desirable or attractive stimulus.  The initial discomfort increases if the sharks approach the transmitter until it becomes intolerable. The sharks then veer away and leave the immediate area.

 

Features

-           Approximately 8 meter diameter Shark Exclusion Zone.

-           Unit weight under 355 grams (excluding antenna – which is slightly negatively buoyant)

-           7 hour plus run time

-           Recharging from mains power

More Information

Click here to download a PDF file with more information about Freedom Unit
Click here to download a PDF file with more information about Scuba Unit

 

Warning – Sharks are dangerous. Sharks can be dangerous and often unpredictable creatures. While extensive testing has been done and great care has been taken, to develop and manufacture the Shark Shield„·. It is simply impossible to guarantee that all sharks will be deterred under all circumstances. With or without the protection of a Shark Shield„·, all sharks should be treated with respect and caution. Water sport participation in the presence of sharks is inherently dangerous and is not a recommended activity. Any human activity in the water near sharks must always be considered as possessing a considerable degree of risk.