Shark bite-resistant wetsuits could reduce the severity of puncture wounds and blood loss caused by shark bites, an Australian study has found.

Researchers from Flinders University and the NSW primary industries department tested the level of protection provided by four modern ‘bite-resistant’ wetsuit materials compared with standard neoprene, to bites from wild white and tiger sharks.

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The results, published in Wildlife Research , show that while internal and crushing injuries could still occur, bite-resistant materials did reduce the severity of damage.

Study co-author Prof Charlie Huveneers, who leads the Southern Shark Ecology Group at Flinders University, said while bite-resistant materials don’t eliminate all risk, “they can reduce blood loss and

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