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How can divers and swimmers stay safe from sharks?
Always wear a mask, fin and snorkel and preferably a wetsuit when swimming with sharks. The wetsuit will offer protection, should a curious shark bump into you. But, don’t wear brightly coloured diving equipment: sharks are thought to be colour-blind but are attracted to colours that contrast with the background.
How do you deal with sharks?
Stay calm and do not make sudden movements.
- Move slowly toward the shore or a boat; choose whichever is closest. Do not thrash your arms or kick or splash while you swim.
- Do not block the shark’s path. If you are standing between the shark and the open ocean, move away.
- Do not turn your back on the shark as you move.
What do you do if you see a shark Reddit?
- If you see a shark, avoid splashing or making wild movements; it tends to only attract their attention.
- Swim towards the shark calmly and quickly, keeping it in eyesight at all times.
How can we protect against sharks?
How to Avoid a Shark Attack
- Avoid areas with high activity of seals in the water or where they are known to haul out.
- Don’t enter the water in areas of known shark activity.
- Pay attention to Nature’s signs.
- Use the buddy system.
- Don’t look like shark food.
- Low light may add to a mistaken predation.
Should you swim towards a shark?
This goes back to the first point: displacing the least amount of water possible — ie no thrashing and splashing around — gradually swim backwards away from the shark towards shore. “You must try and keep the animal in sight and very slowly and gently try and swim backwards and get into shallow water.
How can shark attacks be prevented?
Good Tips to Know
- Always swim in a group.
- Don’t wander too far from shore.
- Avoid the water at night, dawn, or dusk.
- Don’t enter the water if bleeding.
- Don’t wear shiny jewelry.
- Don’t go into waters containing sewage.
- Avoid waters being fished and those with lots of bait fishes.