Our Story So Far
2018: A father and son have sold their two Cardiff cafes to test their new shark deterrent invention off South Africa.
Collin and Simon Brooker are developing a device to create a “halo” around surfers with the synthetic essence of rotting shark flesh in the water.
The chemical is already in use as a repellent but the Podi aims to deter sharks up to three miles (5km) away.
The trials will take the next 12 to 18 months off the Cape peninsula.
The Brookers opened two successful cafes in the student area of Cathays but sold them last summer to raise £250,000 to develop their device.
They were initially going to research off Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean but decided to study shark interactions off the South African coast after a shark scare during a surfing event in July…. (read the full article here)
OUR OTHER MEDIA COVERAGE
‘Smell of death’ tested as shark repellent (timeslive.co.za)
Smell of dead sharks to be used to protect surfers from attacks | Metro News
The Cardiff Podcast / Episode 10 – Collin Brooker, entrepreneur (audioboom.com)