Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP190100992
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Improving the effectiveness of electronic deterrents to prevent shark bites. Existing commercial electronic shark deterrents, which attempt to deter sharks by emitting strong electric pulses into the water, are either ineffective, have limited deterrent range, or have only been tested with great white sharks. Moreover, uncertainty regarding the way in which pulsed electric fields deter sharks, and whether they may even attract sharks, hampers the development of improved deterrents. This project aims to investigate the effects of pulsed electric fields on shark physiology and behaviour, develop novel electronic pulse waveforms that maximise the deterrent effect on a range of shark species, and deliver innovative improvements in electronic shark deterrent technology that will save the lives of humans and sharks.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2020
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $399,155.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Animal Neurobiology | Wildlife and Habitat Management |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Natural Hazards in Marine Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Water Safety
