Scientists in Western Australia (WA) have equipped at least 320 sharks with transmitters that update a Twitter feed when the shark nears shore, meaning that technology is one step closer to finally defeating sharks. Sky News reports that when a shark comes roughly within one kilometer (.6 mile) to shore, the transmitter triggers an alert picked up by a computer which transforms the message into a tweet including the size, breed and approximate location of the shark. Fisheries advise: tagged Bronze whaler shark detected at Bickley Point (Rottnest) receiver at 07:17:00 AM on 26-Dec-2013 — Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) December 25, 2013 Six people have been killed by sharks in Western Australia in the past two years, making it the deadliest region for shark attacks.
Tweeting Sharks Could Help Save Aussie Surfers
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