Shifts in the incidence of shark bites and efficacy of beach-focussed mitigation in Australia.

Shark-human interactions are some of the most pervasive human-wildlife conflicts, and their frequencies are increasing globally. New South Wales (Australia) was the first to implement a broad-scale program of shark-bite mitigation in 1937 using shark nets, which expanded in the late 2010s to include non-lethal measures. Using 196 unprovoked shark-human interactions recorded in New South Wales since 1900, we show that bites shifted from being predominantly on swimmers to 79 % on surfers by the 1980s and increased 2-4-fold.

Capture Response and Long-Term Fate of White Sharks () after Release from SMART Drumlines.

Human-shark conflict has been managed through catch-and-kill policies in most parts of the world. More recently, there has been a greater demand for shark bite mitigation measures to improve protection for water users whilst minimizing harm to non-target and target species, particularly White Sharks (), given their status as a Threatened, Endangered, or Protected (TEP) species. A new non-lethal shark bite mitigation method, known as the Shark-Management-Alert-in-Real-Time (SMART) drumline, alerts responders when an animal takes the bait and thereby provides an opportunity for rapid response to the catch and potentially to relocate, tag, and release sharks.

Interventional Mental Health: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Novel Psychiatric Care Delivery.

Mental health disorders are among the most common health conditions in the United States. Traditional clinical treatments rely on psychiatric counseling and, in many cases, prescription medications. We propose an innovative model, Interventional Mental Health, which employs a combination of modalities through a multifaceted approach to treat conditions that have exhibited limited responsiveness to traditional methods and individuals afflicted with multiple comorbidities simultaneously.

Pulsed Radiofrequency-Enhanced Dual Sympathetic Block for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Dual sympathetic blocks (DSBs) have been shown to provide significant symptom relief in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, despite the clinical significance of DSB in PTSD treatment, a subset of patients experience the recurrence of somatic symptoms of PTSD and trauma-induced anxiety. The purpose of this case report is to describe our experience with the successful treatment of acute symptoms of PTSD by using serial DSBs and DSBs with pulsed radiofrequency (PRF).

Increased shark bite survivability revealed by two centuries of Australian records.

The perceived and real threat of shark bites have significant direct health and indirect economic impacts. Here we assess the changing odds of surviving an unprovoked shark bite using 200 years of Australian records. Bite survivability rates for bull (Carcharhinus leucas), tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) and white (Carcharodon carcharias) sharks were assessed relative to environmental and anthropogenic factors.