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Response of black tip reef sharks to highly contrasting colour patterns that may reduce interactions of sharks with humans

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A study was conducted at Ningaloo Reef to determine the response of Black Tip Reef Sharks to various colour patterns using a passive underwater video approach to document shark behaviour. The colour patterns were derived in order to test whether shark interactions could be reduced by using a highly contrasting colour pattern on watercraft and wets suits. Results suggested that there was an affect of the colouration on shark behaviour, however, the power of the analysis was weak due to small sample sizes.

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Field Value
Title Response of black tip reef sharks to highly contrasting colour patterns that may reduce interactions of sharks with humans
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/3392740f-d26e-4224-9862-1a30753697b3
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
M.Travers@murdoch.edu.au
Reference Period 22/11/2017 - 03/02/2006
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Response of black tip reef sharks to highly contrasting colour patterns that may reduce interactions of sharks with humans". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/response-of-black-tip-reef-sharks-to-highly-contrasting-colour-patterns-that-may-reduce-interac