A Scientific Breakthrough

Now this is great: Scientists have discovered a shark repellent!

It is made from the extracts of dead sharks, but more research is needed to find the actual repellent molecule. Dead sharks have been known to repel live sharks for a long time, but now there is a repellent called A-2 that is being studied. It is so powerful that it can even repel sharks in a feeding frenzy. So far, "Tests have found the repellent effective on four species: the Caribbean reef, blacknose, nurse and lemon sharks."

I really hope that this receives adequate research and a product is distributed as soon as possible. I feel a little put out that the scientists want to protect the sharks first. Forget saving the humans with this product, let's work on a way to save sharks with it. Sheesh. That's for another post though...