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Welcome to Shark Camo Australia
 Shark Camo is a specially designed sticker that is placed on the underside of surfboards (and other water craft) to repel sharks and help prevent mistaken identity shark attacks. Gives peace of mind while you're in the water for under 50 bucks.
The patented, striped "fingerprint" pattern mimics the colouration of a number of fish which are not prey for sharks. These fish include the remora, pilot fish, sea snake and lion fish. Scientists agree that sharks use vision as their primary sense when within striking distance of potential prey and so this sticker, placed on the underneath of surfboards, helps repel them from executing a mistaken identity or “bump and bite” curiosity attack.
In the documentary "Smile of the Shark", shark experts proved that Tiger sharks would not eat striped poles filled with fish. After viewing this film, the quest to find a graphic that could be applied to the bottom of surfboards began. The end result was our striped fingerprint design. We found this graphic offers the best protection from different angles of attack.
Rave Reviews
"...your answer to a sharky summer..."
SURFLINE
"...don't get mistaken for a turtle or seal..."
LONGBOARD
"...Mother Nature's pattern keeps you out of the food chain..."
SURFERMAG
"...uses the shark's vision to keep you safe..."
HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN |
Shark Fact File
A shark has excellent vision. In fact it's eyes are 10 times more sensitive to light than humans.
NOVA
Sharks see their prey when it is 75 to 100 feet away.
NOVA
At a distance of 50 feet or less vision is a sharks most dominant sense.
MARINE LAB SARASOTA FLORIDA
The Great White shark's retina is well equipped to discern spatial relationships and detect fine details.
ELASMO BRANCH RESEARCH |
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Sharkcamo has been used by thousands of surfers worldwide for the past seven years with impeccable results. Our graphic imitates the pattern Mother Nature has decorated certain fish with that are seen side by side with sharks in all water conditions and times of the day. Sharkcamo is a low tech approach to preventing shark attacks on surfers. Taken from the principles of Mother Nature, Sharkcamo is a patented copyrighted graphic that applies to the bottom of your surf board and helps neutralise the prey reflex found in sharks that cause them to attack. |
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