What should you wear to avoid shark attacks?

What should you wear to avoid shark attacks?

By contrast (pardon the pun), divers and swimmers probably can reduce the chance of an interaction with a shark by avoiding bright swimwear or dive gear. We personally prefer to use dark blue or black fins, mask, tank, and wetsuit while diving.

What attracts sharks to humans?

PLAUSIBLE: Sharks are attracted by blood It has been said that human blood will attract a shark from kilometres away. … We know that a harpooned whale bleeding its life into the open ocean as it cries in agony can attract hundreds of large, very dangerous sharks.

What are sharks attracted to?

Spear fishing attracts sharks It is actually these vibrations, rather than any blood in the water, that attracts sharks most strongly. As Dr Bucher explains, “sharks have a very good long distance sense of vibrations in the water, particularly vibrations that indicate an injured animal.