Shark Repellents From The Sea: New Perspectives / Edition 1

by Bernard J Zahuranec

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367287207
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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