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		<title>Wearing Black Could Attract Sharks??</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2011/01/19/wearing-black-could-attract-sharks/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2011/01/19/wearing-black-could-attract-sharks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfers may have to give up the traditional black wet suit if they want to reduce their chances of being bitten by a shark. New research has shown that sharks are color blind, so a bold black screams ‘pick me’, while a delicate shade may not. “Although they are sensitive to certain parts of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World&#8217;s First Shark Repellent Band!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/09/23/the-worlds-first-shark-repellent-band/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/09/23/the-worlds-first-shark-repellent-band/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shark Shocker shark deterrent band uses magnets that produce a magnetic field causing discomfort and disorientation in sharks as they approach you. Here&#8217;s a video of the device being tested with stingrays which apparently have the same sensors as sharks. They say there&#8217;s an actual shark testing video coming soon but hey, for $30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Approaching Sharks Will Soon Be Texting Us!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/01/approaching-sharks-will-soon-be-texting-us/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/01/approaching-sharks-will-soon-be-texting-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australian lifeguards will soon get text messages when Great White sharks swim near the beaches they are patrolling. Researchers are electronically tagging the man-eating predators with GPS units which will constantly monitor their movements. If the sharks then get too near to a beach a satellite receiver will automatically send out emails and text messages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remove Shark Nets To Save Whales?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/10/08/remove-shark-nets-to-save-whales/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/10/08/remove-shark-nets-to-save-whales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=6225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A marine expert is calling for the removal of shark nets during whale migrations after a baby humpback had to be freed from nets in Gold Coast waters. The calf, which was migrating to southern waters with two other adult whales, is the fourth humpback to be caught in the controversial shark nets in just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Repellent&#8217;s Secret Ingredient</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/08/13/shark-repellents-secret-ingredient/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/08/13/shark-repellents-secret-ingredient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Repellent]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=6042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In his research to develop effective shark repellent, Eric Stroud has found that what works best are the rotten carcasses of other sharks, which had long been part of fishermen&#8217;s folklore. &#8220;It&#8217;s the most godawful thing you ever smelled,&#8221; said Stroud, 35, a Ph.D. student in chemistry at Seton Hall who started his company, SharkDefense, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery Man Chips In To Protect Local Surfers</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/04/01/mystery-man-chips-in-to-protect-local-surfers/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/04/01/mystery-man-chips-in-to-protect-local-surfers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the recent fatal shark attack on a surfer at Port St. Johns, a mystery man decided to donate some cash so the local surfing community so they can get their hands on a few Shark Shields. The mystery donor pledged about $12,000 to the Iliza Surfing Academy to cover contest costs, equipment and daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Bite Capital To Host Surfing Event</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/03/09/shark-bite-capital-to-host-surfing-event/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/03/09/shark-bite-capital-to-host-surfing-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Smyrna/Volusia County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=5321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Volusia County, shark bite capital of the world, will host a surfing competition next month. The Volusia County Council approved the event last week. Organizers say the Land Shark Spring Surfari Pro could attrack 2,000 visitors to the Ponce de Leon Inlet. There were 22 shark attacks last year in Volusia County &#8211; its highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WARNING: Holes in the Shark Nets!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/13/warning-holes-in-the-shark-nets/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/13/warning-holes-in-the-shark-nets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark nets]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A shark net off St. Kilda beach in Australia was recently found with three gaping holes in it. Not good, considering it&#8217;s summer over there. Free divers Nick Holmes and Chris Garden discovered the nets while diving in the area. Holmes told the Otago Daily Times the net with the holes had been there for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Spots? List of Beaches With Shark Nets To Be Revealed</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/22/safe-spots-list-of-beaches-with-shark-nets-to-be-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/22/safe-spots-list-of-beaches-with-shark-nets-to-be-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=5062</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Until now the Australian Government has refused to let the public know where the shark nets are placed. But that may be changing. According to The Daily Telegraph, a major review of the &#8220;shark meshing program&#8221; will be revealed by Department of Primary Industries Minister next month. The main focus of the review will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Shark Warning!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/22/florida-shark-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/22/florida-shark-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blind pass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Sanibel, FL has been informed by Lee County Division of Natural Resources that the Blind Pass dredging project is attracting sharks. Uh-oh. Project Manager Robert Neal told Sanibel officials that this is common for beach projects around dawn and dusk of each day and this project is more likely to attract sharks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Chopper Could Save Your Life</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/05/this-chopper-could-save-your-life/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/05/this-chopper-could-save-your-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark patrol]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=4564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shark patrollers in Australia have swapped out last year&#8217;s light aircraft with a shiny new helicopter. The chopper will be used to conduct aerial shark patrols along Perth beaches this summer (yep, it&#8217;s summer there). The State Government has provided an additional $110,000 for the new service. Helicopter service begins today! [source]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Chumming at the Farallons</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/11/21/no-more-chumming-at-the-farallons/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/11/21/no-more-chumming-at-the-farallons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farallon Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=4467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the LA Times, chumming will no longer be permitted around the Farallon Islands off San Francisco. Under the new rules, it&#8217;s also now illegal to attract seabirds by tossing food in the water, and tour boats will have to remain 55 yards away while white sharks are feeding on seas. And no more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man Punches Shark to Save Dog&#8217;s Life!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/09/29/man-punches-shark-to-save-dogs-life/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/09/29/man-punches-shark-to-save-dogs-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Attacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shark attacks dog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=4174</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A 28-month-old rescue dog had little run-in with shark on Friday. Jake was on his daily swim in Islamorada, Florida when a shark tried to gobble him up. Jake&#8217;s owner, Greg LeNoir, watched in horror as the 5 ft shark wrapped it&#8217;s jaws around the 14 lb pooch. LeNoir dove in after jake, punching the shark. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Sharks = More Shark Attacks?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/05/20/more-sharks-more-shark-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/05/20/more-sharks-more-shark-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=3276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A plan is in the works to increase the shark population off of Central Florida&#8217;s coast. A new regulation being rolled out by the federal government this June is supposed to improve the ocean environment. But it could also lead to more shark encounters on the beach and it&#8217;s forcing fishermen out of business. Look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North America&#8217;s Top Shark-Attack Beaches!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/04/24/north-americas-top-shark-attack-beaches/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/04/24/north-americas-top-shark-attack-beaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worst Vacation Spots]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=3188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re planning your summer beach vacation, you might want to cross a few destinations off your wish list. Here&#8217;s a list of North America&#8217;s sharkiest beaches (according to Forbes Traveler). 1. New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Thanks to thousands of annual beachgoers and untold toothy predators hunting offshore, New Smyrna is the shark attack capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Certain Metals Repel Sharks?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/04/24/can-certain-metals-repel-sharks/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/04/24/can-certain-metals-repel-sharks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/?p=3185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent study by NOAA scientists and colleagues on captive juvenile sandbar sharks showed the presence of an electropositive alloy, in this case palladium neodymium, clearly altered the swimming patterns of individual animals and temporarily deterred feeding in groups of sharks. Electric fields generated by electropositive alloys are believed to deter or repel sharks by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doh!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/03/05/doh-2/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/03/05/doh-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the testing phase for the Shark Shield, an electronic device that is designed to go on the back of surfboards to keep sharks away, one of the devices was actually eaten by a shark. Not only did the thing not keep sharks away, but it actually attracted the attention of a 12-foot great white [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Totally Worth It?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/12/30/totally-worth-it/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/12/30/totally-worth-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[It's Only Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/12/30/totally-worth-it/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;re done buying gifts for everyone else, it&#8217;s time to get a little something for yourself. For $23,000 you can get yourself a Neptunic Sharksuit. Neptunic&#8217;s founder says during testing he&#8217;s been subjected to thousands of shark bites while sustaining no significant injuries. But a legal disclaimer warns that a shark bite could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fin Be Gone?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/08/16/fin-be-gone/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/08/16/fin-be-gone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Save Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shark Repellent]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The folks at Teeka Tan who brought us Safe Sea, a sunblock that inhibits jellyfish stings, say they&#8217;ve developed the world&#8217;s first shark-repelling sunblock. The sunblock/repellent operates on pheromones that will supposedly send sharks packing. One small catch&#8230; it only works for 30 minutes before it needs to be reapplied. [source]]]></description>
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		<title>The World&#8217;s Most Shark-Infested Beaches</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/05/20/the-worlds-most-shark-infested-beaches/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2007/05/20/the-worlds-most-shark-infested-beaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 19:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning a vacation? You might wanna cross these places off your list. -Kosi Bay, South Africa: Zambezi sharks -â€œShark Alley,â€ Gansbaai, South Africa: Great white sharks -Brisbane, Australia: Great whites, bulls, et al -Bolinas Beach, Northern California: Great whites -New Smyrna Beach, Florida: Blacktip and spinner sharks -Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: Great white [...]]]></description>
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