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Sharkbanz Journal
We use our blog space to highlight our latest brand and product news, powerful customer testimonials, important shark deterrent research, and helpful ocean safety recommendations.
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Pro Surfer Adin Masencamp Joins the Sharkbanz Team
We’re proud to officially welcome Adin Masencamp to the Sharkbanz team as our latest brand ambassador —and our very first from South Africa. Hailing from Cape Town, Adin is one of South Africa’s to...
Sharkbanz Releases Cutting-Edge Science Video with Forrest Galante
At Sharkbanz, understanding sharks and utilizing science to our collective advantage is at the core of everything we do. Our latest science video is a proud step forward in that mission—offering th...
Sharkbanz Deters 14 ft. Tiger Shark - Spearfishermen Detail Encounter
Watch and listen as Bethany Hamilton and her husband, Adam Dirks, chat with spearfishermen Jacob and Jesse about their recent encounter with a large tiger shark and its reaction to their Sharkbanz ...
Sharkbanz Proud Safety Partner of Epic Swim Maui
Last year, ten of the world's top open water swimmers, completed a first-of-its kind circumnavigate swim around Maui with the goal of promoting ocean health and scientific research to honor Duke Ka...
With FCS x Sharkbanz Collab, Surf Industry Signals Embrace of Shark Deterrent Tech
Sharkbanz has steadily improved its shark deterrent products since 2014, and the surfing world appears to be accepting the brand’s contribution to the sport. With FCS, the legendary fin and hard go...
Bethany Hamilton x Sharkbanz - A Founder's Note
I walked into the garage. A lifetime’s worth of surfboards filled racks covering the width of the back wall, with a second row stacked horizontally to the ceiling. For any surfer or casual observer...
10 Things You Need To Know Before Open Water Swimming
[The following re-post is a featured blog story via one of open water swim partners, MySwimPro].
Most swimmers don’t know that you have to change your stroke when you swim in open water. If you th...
Controversy Engulfs Big Rock. Shark Costs Crew $3.5 Million Prize
In a scene reminiscent of Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, the crew of the offshore fishing boat Sensation hauled in a massive blue marlin sure to score them wealth and esteem, only to have their h...
Do Sharks Sleep? And If So, How Do Sharks Sleep?
Despite the pervasiveness of sharks in human culture, we still do not understand a lot when it comes to these efficient sea creatures, and there's room for debate about whether sharks sleep at all....