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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:25:40 GMT
From: J Shepherd <jms@ho*.ed*.ac*.uk*>
Subject: Re: Electrical shark repulson, was: Scooters & Sharks
To: rnf@sp*.tb*.co* (Rick Fincher)
Cc: techdiver@terra.net

The report said shark attacks along South African and Austrailian
beaches are a
significant problem, and shark nets aren't entirely effective. Evidently
having
great whites snacking on swimmers is bad for the tourist trade and a lot
of the
smaller beach towns couldn't afford to put up nets.
  



	Even more to the point, I hope, was the fact that more sharks
are killed by the presence of these nets than people are. More people
are killed by coconut related injuries every year than shark attacks.
Ref the geology dept. Edinburgh University. Odd things they do in
there...

	A repellant 'net' would save the sharks as well as protecting
the weenies swimming inshore from sleepless nights.

	Given the animals we're talking about here, I don't think I can
be accused of being a bunny hugger if I'm on the side of the sharks...

	Jason

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