Great white shark repellents and deterrence

[Angry Turtle]

Seems like a nice product... Wonder how well it would work while hunting...?

I have seen it in use in Jupiter, but didn't ask the person using it. At least they came back on the boat....but so did everyone else that day.

I also remember seeing at JDC in stock at some point.

 

[paulw]

I watched (partially as I was on a plane) a program on national geaographic where they showed some research that they could be repelled by the "smell of their own death".

Here is a link to the National Geographic page for the show, cool stuff. By the way it airs again on 9-22 at 9am ET :
The Whale That Ate Jaws | National Geographic Channel

 

[Peter_C]

This is part of the same video mentioned above. Also take notes, then give it a try yourself, if you see a large GW shark. Cliff notes: Hit shark really hard and knock it silly. Roll shark on back and put in catatonic state. Drown shark, then eat it's hundreds of pounds of liver. Yummy!

 

[Rich Keller]

There is no shark repellent that is proven to work. The good news is that shark attacks on divers is very rare. One thing you can do is attack the shark if it gets too close, this is something that is totally alien to them and it will buy you a little time but they will come back. Use that time to get to the surface so you can narrow the directions from which they can come back at you. The bad news is that great whites fear nothing so this may not work on them.

 

[DiverGirl931]

What area are you referring too? Swimming away quickly I heard just makes you look like a tasty snack. I heard its best to stand your ground.

 

[Zen Diving Inc.]

If they are hungry, and you are looking like a treat I doubt there is much you can do except scream and stab them like crazy, which may only lead to more sharks coming since there would be blood in the water... Yours and theirs. Fact is, attacks on recreational divers are rare... Really rare. Worse place to be is in the surf, on the surface or running around spearing fish. Minimize those three things and you will un-likey encounter a shark attack. I like to carry a 4' collapsable spear for lion fish ... That would be my first line of defense, offer up the fish or a jab to the nose... Problem solved. Great white? Bang stick comes to mind... Good, if you can find or make one, If its really becoming a re-occuring problem... I doubt thats the case since you are able to start this thread...

 

[Culcuhain]

Pepper spray. Who knows if it works, but it might - or might not.

a few years ago during shark week they proved it doesn't do anything....

 

[Peter_C]

Watch this video and tell me how much you really have to fear Great Whites. (Note: Unless you are spear fishing, surfing, or swimming on the surface.) The statistics show the landlord bites are always accidents (Typically surfers or surface swimmers), and that they never come back to eat humans after biting them, as we are not fat enough. Occasionally people bleed to death after a bite, but most survive with massive scars.

[video=youtube;OfyVbqS7W-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfyVbqS7W-M[/video]

 

[Rich Keller]

What area are you referring too? Swimming away quickly I heard just makes you look like a tasty snack. I heard its best to stand your ground.

You never want to swim away, you should always be facing the shark. You will end up pivoting in a circle to keep it in sight as you slowly make your way back to your boat.

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I like to carry a 4' collapsable spear for lion fish ... That would be my first line of defense, offer up the fish or a jab to the nose... Problem solved. Great white? Bang stick comes to mind... Good, if you can find or make one, If its really becoming a re-occuring problem... I doubt thats the case since you are able to start this thread...

The spear is not going to do much but make the shark think twice. Bang sticks and shark darts work if you can find them. If you have to use a knife the best entry point would be through the gills as the brain is between the gills on most sharks.