Some memoirs from Dr. Stroud: Twenty years ago on September 7, 2001, Jean and Eric Stroud laid the foundation of SharkDefense in their home. An Intex swimming pool, mazes of PVC piping, filters, tons of saltwater, juvenile sharks, and two books on saponin chemistry launched the first foray into chemical shark repellent research. Since that […]
SharkDefense on Nat Geo!
We hope you can catch our Dr. Eric Stroud on National Geographic as he teams up with Dr. Greg Skomal and Dr. Charlie Huveneers to revisit the mysterious disappearances of Great Whites after killer whale attacks! Airing Thursday July 15th at 9pm and also on National Geographic wild. Check you local listings!
Mark Zuckerberg and Sharkbanz!
We were excited to read from Business Insider that Mark Zuckerberg was wearing a SharkBanz while surfing! The SharkBanz uses our magnetic shark repellent technology, exclusively licensed by Shark Defense to SharkBanz, with peer-reviewed scientific testing and amazing real-world videos demonstrating its efficacy! Way to go Mr. Zuckerberg! We are directing Dr. Christopher Lowe and […]
Former President Obama and SharkBanz!
Former President Barack Obama was recently seen wearing our magnetic repellent technology – The SharkBanz! Way to go Mr. Obama! Link here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7849319/Shirtless-Barack-Obama-pictured-paddleboarding-Hawaii.html
Happy New Year from SharkDefense
On behalf of Dr. Rice, Dr. Hanson, and all of our licensees and distributors, we wish you a healthy, prosperous, and shark-safe 2020! Keep an eye out for many exciting new products this year!
Patent 9,456,589 Granted!
We are happy to report that US Patent 9,456,589 was granted for unique chemical compounds that we have catalogued and tested over many years in the field that show repellency at low concentrations.
Patent 9,434,455 Granted!
We are happy to report that US Patent 9,434,455 was granted for our magnetic shark repellents (a divisional for other embodiments of magnetic-type repellents)!
Robotica Dynasty Team – Brazil
Some of Sharkdefense’s magnetic technologies are being used and researched by young scientists in other countries! Here is team Robotica Dynasty from Brazil. they are conceptualizing a magnetic shark barrier for their research project, with a little input from Sharkdefense. Good luck with your work!
Snake oil surf wax
Here is a story another product that fails to understand the fundamentals of chemistry and shark olfaction: Chillax, by a Neil Campbell. Here’s the Shark Repellent Surf Wax You Never Needed SharkDefense has been approached dozens of times over the past decade to create a shark repellent surf wax. We were even funded to do […]
Awesome Magnetic Shark Repellents on Shark Week 2016!
Be sure to watch SharkWeek 2016 for some independent field tests of permanent magnetic shark repellents. Dr. Craig O’Connell demonstrates how permanent magnets are effective on Great Hammerhead and also adult Bull Sharks. Permanent magnets are used in the wearable SharkBanz, which uses our magnetic shark repellent technologies, and are sold all over the world. […]