Shark attack: Youths playing on a shark net at Little Manly Cove as shark experts assess cutting-edge technologies to counter attacks at a summit in Sydney, following an "unprecedented" spate of encounters in eastern Australia this year that has left one dead and seven injured.
SYDNEY: Australian shark experts will test cutting-edge technology – including electrical barriers powered by wave energy – following an “unprecedented” series of attacks on swimmers.
The country has one of the world’s highest incidences of shark attacks and researchers from around the world met in Sydney at a meeting organised in part to address community fears.
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