1st Edition

Shark Repellents From The Sea New Perspectives

By Bernard J Zahuranec Copyright 1983

    Some species of sharks, because they are large, agile predators, are extremely dangerous to humans in water. During World War II, the long-time goal of an effective shark repellent was partially realized by the U.S. Navy's development of "Shark Chaser," a copper acetate-negrosine dye mixture. But neither Shark Chaser nor other noxious or even extre

    Preface -- Shark Research and the United States Navy -- Shark Attack and Repellency Research: An Overview -- On the Probability of Finding Shark Repellents in Marine Organisms -- Shark Repellents: Protocols for a Behavioral Bioassay -- Flatfish, Fireflies, Sharks: Behavior Modification Induced by Natural Repellents -- Shark Repellent Effect of the Red Sea Moses Sole -- Effect of Moses Sole Secretion and Its Active Factor, Pardaxin, on Elasmobranchs -- On the Membranal Action of Pardaxin -- Pardaxin: Its Action, Toxicity, and Structure -- Toxicity in Shallow Marine Waters: Potential for Developing Shark Repellents

    Biography

    Bernard J Zahuranec