Shark Eyes Dive Tank Cover

Add an extra layer of awareness to your dive. The Shark Eyes Dive Tank Cover features our signature Shark Eyes deterrent design, placed on the back of your tank aimed to deter sharks through biomimicry. Durable, secure, and designed for standard dive tanks – it’s trusted by pros diving day in day out in the highest risk environments.

Visual Deterrent.  Sharks have better eyesight than once thought - especially species that pose the most risk to us. Sharks rely on their good vision to scope out their prey when hunting

Biomimicry. We are simply copying natures evolution. Fake eyes that protect against attack are used by hundreds of species across land, sea and sky. Millions of years of evolution suggest that it works. Man has used fake eyes to deter land apex predators successfully in India and Africa

https://experiment.com/projects/i-cows-can-intimidating-eye-patterns-painted-onto-cows-reduce-lion-attacks

Element of surprise. Ambush predators like sharks depend on it for the success of their hunting and their own safety. The Eyes aim to remove element of surprise.

Intimidation. Eye contact suggests a lack of fear and confidence -  in humans or nature. Large Eyes creates the perception that we are a much larger animal.

Risk Analysis. Prey bites back. 92% of injuries to Great White Sharks are from attempted prey. They Conduct a risk assessment before they fire up to ambush, and often attack prey from behind or underneath, prey that hasn’t spotted it. 

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