Improving the effectiveness of electronic deterrents to prevent shark bites

现有的商业电子防鲨器，试图通过向水中发射强烈的电脉冲来阻止鲨鱼，要么是无效的，威慑范围有限，要么只是在大白鲨身上进行过测试。此外，关于脉冲电场阻止鲨鱼的方式的不确定性，以及它们是否会吸引鲨鱼，阻碍了改进威慑的发展。该项目旨在研究脉冲电场对鲨鱼生理和行为的影响，开发新型电子脉冲波形，以最大限度地提高对一系列鲨鱼物种的威慑效果，并在电子鲨鱼威慑技术方面进行创新改进，以拯救人类和鲨鱼的生命。

Existing commercial electronic shark deterrents, which attempt to deter sharks by emitting strong electric pulses into the water, are either ineffective, have limited deterrent range, or have only been tested with great white sharks. Moreover, uncertainty regarding the way in which pulsed electric fields deter sharks, and whether they may even attract sharks, hampers the development of improved deterrents. This project aims to investigate the effects of pulsed electric fields on shark physiology and behaviour, develop novel electronic pulse waveforms that maximise the deterrent effect on a range of shark species, and deliver innovative improvements in electronic shark deterrent technology that will save the lives of humans and sharks.