Byline: Michael White Associated Press
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. -- Seven miles from shore and 30 feet down, a 6-foot blue shark circled the diver warily. Then, in a quick, graceful turn, it made for the bag of bait the diver held in his hand.
When the shark was only a few feet from the bag, the diver pressed a button and in the same second the shark veered sharply away. A second shark approached and the scene was repeated.
The apparent cause of the sharks' flight was a device which, by exploiting their unique sensitivity to electrical fields, could make the ocean safer for California's divers, surfers and others who frequent the deep.
The Shark POD, developed by South Africa's Natal Sharks Board, is already on the market in South Africa and Australia and Japan, and several units are being evaluated by the Australian military. …
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