A Shark Shield for luxury yachts
Shark Shield seeks $1m to launch its new Ocean Guardian model with a 100m deterrent rangeFollowing their presentation at the recent Australian Senate inquiry into shark mitigation and deterrent measures, the Australian-based Shark Shield company has announced the pre-production release of a long-range version of its scientifically proven and independently tested electrical shark deterrent.
Dubbed the Shark Shield Ocean Guardian, the new long-range unit is said to be based on 20 years of research. It utilises a patented Metamaterial Electromagnetic Transducer, with expectations of repelling sharks within a 100-metre diameter of each unit installed.
Shark Shield is seeking $1M in investment capital to complete the commercialisation of the Ocean Guardian, which it says will also be targeted at the global luxury yacht market.
The WA company says will be partnering with independent scientists to further validate the company’s own extensive testing.
Lindsay Lyon, Shark Shield CEO, says the Ocean Guardian has been many years in the making and has come about through a partnership with leading physicists and biologists.
"We have been able to produce a long-range shark deterrent solution to not only protect beachgoers but significantly reduce the environmental impacts caused by using shark nets, drum lines and culling."
The new transducer form is based on technology used to treat patients in the medical field including, oncology, urology and other chronic diseases, with clinical studies demonstrating that the electromagnetic field does not affect the health of humans or ocean life, such as sharks or dolphins.
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Utilising artificial electromagnetic materials or so-called Metamaterials, Shark Shield says it has developed a transducer with significantly reduced losses.
Creating an anomalous interaction with electromagnetic fields, the engineering and unique manmade materials is said to create significant performance improvements over conventional electromagnetic devices.
With a reduction of transducer losses, the new Shark Shield Ocean Guardian can extend its range to 100 metres from the underwater device.
Shark Shield is seeking $1M in investment capital to complete the commercialisation of the Ocean Guardian.
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