Scientific Basis and Product Development
By producing an electromagnetic field, the POD irritates the ampullae of Lorenzini of a shark. The POD was the first electronic device that was proven successful in deterring sharks when tested by Ron Taylor and Valerie Taylor in 1992. It was a personal mobile protection unit for one person and cannot replace shark nets that are used to protect whole beaches. The original "SharkPOD" was developed and marketed by the Natal Sharks Board in South Africa. It was tested for eight years off Dyer Island with mainly great white sharks.
Ron and Valerie Taylor tested the first POD on sharks in Australia and South Africa with positive results and made a documentary about it called 'Shark POD'.
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