Shark! New Sonar Buoy Will Warn Beachgoers When Large Sharks Are Near

stephendavion writes: While the risk of being attacked by a shark is certainly low, it's one of those terrors that can weigh heavily on the mind of a beach-goer, particularly in higher-risk beaches such as those in Australia and South Africa. A new device is currently being developed to warn swimmers when a shark is detected in the water near a beach, and — no surprise — the Aussies are behind it. The Clever Buoy is being called the "world's first shark detection buoy" by its developers. The project is a collaboration between Australian telecommunications company Optus and marine safety company Shark Attack Mitigation Systems.

Has to be better...

[wandering_ronin]

As a fellow Aussie I think this is fantastic. Anything has to be better than the inhumane slaughter of sharks in Western Australia this summer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... [wikipedia.org] I'm not a greenie or tree hugger but fucking with the apex predators of any ecosystem always ends with horrendous consequences.