Characteristics and beach safety knowledge of beachgoers on unpatrolled surf beaches in Australia [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022 The majority of drowning deaths on Australian beaches occur significant distances away from lifeguard services. This study uses results of 459 surveys of beachgoers at five beaches unpatrolled by lifeguards in New South Wales, Australia, to improve ...
L. Uebelhoer +10 more
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TOURISTS AND BEACH SAFETY IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA [PDF]
Tourism in Marine Environments, 2005 Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) is a leading authority on beach safety, providing patrol, education, and rescue services to both tourists and local residents along the coast of Queensland, Australia. SLSQ recognizes that tourists are a target group requiring special attention due to their unfamiliarity with ocean beaches and surfing activities, and ...
Jeffrey Wilks, Donna Pendergast
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Lessons learned from co‐designing a high school beach safety education program with lifeguards and students [PDF]
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2023 William Koon +2 more
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Pathways and Experiences of Children in Beach Vending: Findings From Cox's Bazar Sea Beach in Bangladesh [PDF]
Public Health ChallengesBackground Child beach vendors comprise a unique segment of child laborers, characterized by distinct characteristics, experiences, and challenges. Despite being vital players in the economy of Cox's Bazar sea beach, these underprivileged children remain
Md. Ziaul Islam +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Multicultural communities in Australia are recognised as a priority area for drowning prevention, but no evidence-based study has addressed their knowledge of beach safety.
Mark Woods +2 more
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Shark Side of the Moon: Are Shark Attacks Related to Lunar Phase?
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Animals across taxa have shown behaviors linked to moon phase (or the proxy of lunar illumination), and marine organisms are well-documented to calibrate certain activities with the moon.
Lindsay A. French +4 more
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Estimating solid contaminant levels in beach sands through petrographic analysis, screening evaluation, and optical imaging [PDF]
Archives of Environmental Protection, 2023 Determining the level of solid pollution in beach sands located near artificial inland water bodies in order to maintain high safety standards is a difficult and expensive task.
Sebastian Kuś +3 more
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Factors Affecting Shark Detection from Drone Patrols in Southeast Queensland, Eastern Australia
Biology, 2022 Drones enable the monitoring for sharks in real-time, enhancing the safety of ocean users with minimal impact on marine life. Yet, the effectiveness of drones for detecting sharks (especially potentially dangerous sharks; i.e., white shark, tiger shark ...
Jonathan D. Mitchell +2 more
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Interpretable Deep Learning Applied to Rip Current Detection and Localization
Remote Sensing, 2022 A rip current is a strong, localized current of water which moves along and away from the shore. Recent studies have suggested that drownings due to rip currents are still a major threat to beach safety.
Neelesh Rampal +3 more
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Algorithm for selecting the structures of coastal protection construction to ensure environmentally safe condition of the coastal urbanized recreational areas [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The existing concepts and modern methods of ensuring the ecological safety of the coastal zone of the sea were analyzed. The article considers modern theoretical developments and methods of choosing design solutions for special structures – various ...
Vetrova Natalya +4 more
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