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There are no perfect defenses against shark bites. But wearable tech might help, researchers say. Kim Bellware © Richard Bouhet/AFP/Getty Images Surfers practice at the Saint-Leu surfing spot on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on March 26. It reopened after a shark safety center debuted. (Richard Bouhet/AFP/Getty Images) A shark swimming the waters off Australia looking for something to sink its teeth into may think twice if an electrical field disrupts its first bite. Certain personal electronic devices, if worn properly by people in the water, could be effective in deterring shark bites an estimated 1,063 over the next 46 years according to an article published Wednesday in the journal Royal Society Open Science by a team of researchers in Australia.

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