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New Fishing Hook Reduces Shark Catch
Shark Defense researcher Patrick Rice with a bonnethead shark at the Aquaranch facility in Long Key, Fla. Bonnethead sharks were used to perform the initial tests on the shark repellent hook.
Credit: Florida Keys Community College
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A standard circle hook (left) compared to a shark repellent hook (right). The shark repellent hook is magnetic and is covered with a special metal that produces a voltage in seawater.
Credit: Eric Stroud, Shark Defense
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