Safety Tips for surfing with sharks! 🦈 pt. 2 #safety #surf #rpela #aus #sharkconservation #1

In my hope of helping people to be safer while enjoying the ocean by learning how to coexist with sharks, wanted to share information about both technological options and other choices/behaviors that can help us adapt to sharks' sensory systems and ecological role and behavior. I genuinely care about people and sharks, and I hope fellow surfers, swimmers, and divers might find something here helpful or insightful-or hopefully you already know all of this and can just share w others! Key takeaways: • When we enter the ocean, we are entering their wilderness-and that is our choice. • Sharks are essential for healthy marine ecosystems that humans depend on. ~ HIGHLIGHTS : Ways to reduce the chance of an adverse interaction: • Avoid areas near fishing activity • Avoid natural prey colonies, haul-outs, and dense aggregations • Educate yourself on seasonal shark aggregation sites • Minimize splashing and unnecessary noise • Distort your outline silhouette when possible • Stay in shallow water and avoid drop-offs and channels • Use tools like Rela, surf near shark spotters/lifeguards, go with friends, etc. •Avoid flashy, dangling, shiny or high contrast colors • Educate yourself about seasonal or year-round aggregations and sites. Important note: This device is not meant to make anyone "invincible." But when combined with informed, adaptive behavior, it can effectively and powerfully help reduce risk