Do Australians taste like seal?
The Australian reports on how University of Western Australian scientists are looking into using orca “screams” to chase sharks from beaches, which still doesn’t seem like a fun day on the beach.
[Marine biologist and shark conservationist Brad Norman]Â said the project could interrupt eco-systems and also questioned the effectiveness of such a measure.
“Before the program is implemented there needs to be a review as to how this type of research and technology may have a negative effect on non-targeted species,” he told The Australian.
“It could have widespread unintended effects. “One of the concerns I have would be the non-discriminatory effect. Other species are going to hear the threat of the killer whales,” he said.
Make sense, but I’d like to seem them try the experiment.
Then again…on one ocean-fearing hand, I wonder if I really have a problem with those consequences, but on the other getting eaten-fearing I wonder if it would attract orcas?