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But there’s a new study out of Australia that shows some promise in deterring shark attacks.

Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks' visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University's Neurobiology Lab,

In a study off the South African coast, researchers found that the sharks were less likely to interact with decoys that were being towed with LED lighting