Swim At Your Own Risk: I'd Buy A Case

Monday, July 25, 2005

I'd Buy A Case


Some South Florida scientists think they have found an effective shark repellent that could save humans and sharks! Dr. Sonny Gruber, a University of Miami shark expert, heads up World Class Research in Bimini. His research team has proven that sharks hate or fear the smell of rotting shark carcass. "And so we have been extracting certain chemicals out of these dead carcasses, purifying them and testing them on those Caribbean reef sharks," Gruber said. "And it worked. It worked very well."

They hope to make a bracelet for swimmers and divers -- maybe even a sun block mixed with shark repellent. The shark repellent could be on the market as early as next year.

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