Welcome to the SharkDefense Press Area! Here you will find links to some of the media coverage about our research up to 2008. There is just too much to continually update! If a link does not exist, the story is in the publisher's archives or is no longer available online. All logos and trademarks are the property of their respective owner and are included here for reference only.

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Featured Articles and Coverage

 

Fishing News International: "Reduce" by Tom Seaman

April, 2008

 

Swiss TV (Schweizer Fernsehen) - Short segment (WMV) on repellent research.

September, 2007

Discovery Channel BEYOND: Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe: Short segment (MP4) on electropositive metal test

August, 2007

 

"Fin Be Gone" by Jamie Laughlin

August 16, 2007

 

Fishing News International: "Smart Gears are beating by-catches"

July 2007 issue

"Geeky Rare Earth Magnets Repel Sharks"

May 15, 2007

Daily Planet-Discovery Canada with host Jay Ingram: Magnetic shark repellents

May 16, 2007

 

SharkTrust.org - Ocean Magnetics with Alan Reeve

March 15, 2007

"Firm Seeks Teeth into Shark Repellent"

February 12, 2007

WWF SmartGear Announcement

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May 11, 2006

 

SharkTrust.org - Chemical Shark Repellents by Alan Reeve

December 12, 2006

Daily Planet-Discovery Canada with host Jay Ingram: "Shark repellent evolved" (part 2)

September 25, 2005

"Shark Repellent Formula" - Sue Cocking, Miami Herald / The Mercury News

September 29, 2005

 

"Repellent Could Save Humans and Sharks, Too" - (Tech Section) - with Juliet Eilperin

August 8, 2005

 

CBS: The Early Show with Harry Smith

August 9, 2005

 

"Shark Shields: Electric, Chemical Repellents Show Promise" - James Owen - July 20, 2005

July 20, 2005

 

World News Tonight with Charles Gibson

June 28, 2005

 

MSNBC - Scarborough Country

June 28, 2005

 

New Scientist Magazine - Feature #2488, Michael Le Page

 

February 26, 2005

 

Chemical & Engineering News / ACS- Steven M. Trzaska

December 27, 2004

 

ABC / Good Morning America - Low (2.4MB Mov)

December 22, 2004

 

ABC News Original Report by Jeffrey Kofman

December 22, 2004

Discovery Canada / Daily Planet with host Jay Ingram - "Shark Repellant Evolved" (Part 1)

December 10, 2004

 

Our Ocean World -"Chemical Shark Repellents"

November 22-23, 2004

 

Boat/US Magazine - Keeping Jaws at Bay by Ryck Lydecker

November 2004 issue

 

The Why Files - Shark Repellent Found? - David Tenenbaum

August 12, 2004

 

N24 Network - Low (1.4MB Mov )

August 9, 2004

 

FOX News Channel - Live with Jon Scott High (33.6MB)  PIC1 PIC2 PIC3

August 9, 2004

 

NBC San Diego - Researchers devise formula to ward off sharks.

August 3, 2004

 

Associated Press - Researchers tout shark repellent- - by Ian James

July 30, 2004

 

National Geographic - New Shark Repellent uses chemical signals - by Brian Handwerk

July 30, 2004

 Local News, Honorable Mentions, and References
 

Defending the Sharks - Lorena Anderson, The Sun News

Video segment

November 9, 2007

The Shark's Electric Sense - R. Douglas Fields

August 2007 issue

Discovery Channel - Shark Week 2007

  • "Dirty Jobs: Jobs That Bite" with Mike Rowe
  • "SharkMan" (Foster Brothers)
  • "Perfect Predators"

July 2007

"Amherst man shares Sharklab experience"

May 11, 2007

Ms. Adventure: "Dressed to Kill" - Animal Planet

April 28, 2007

Animal Planet: "Sharkman" (Foster Brothers)

March 2007

Discovery Channel - Shark Week 2006

August 4, 2006

 

CNN Situation Room: Shark Repellent

August 8, 2005

 

NBC 17 (North Carolina)

July 18, 2005

 

NBC WESH (Orlando): "Florida Scientists Create Shark Repellent"

July 11, 2005

 

Discovery Channel Briefs with Rossella Lorenzi

July 13, 2005

 

NBC 6 (WTVJ South Florida) "South Florida Scienists Create Shark Repellent"

July 7, 2005

 

ABC 6 Action News (WPVI Philadelphia) with Nora Muchanic

July 1, 2005

 

"Cecily Tynan Swins With the Sharks" - ABC 6 WPVI Philadelphia with Cecily Tynan

May 26, 2005

 

Boy's Life Magazine - Shark Repellent

February 2005 issue

 

ScubaRadio -(listen halfway)

August 14, 2004

 

Sun Herald - Shark Repellent - Fred Deegen

August, 2004

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