Skip To Main Content
Vic Peddemors on Muck Rack

Vic Peddemors

As seen in: Color Research & Application, The Conversation
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile
Back to Vic Peddemors’s profile

Articles by Vic Peddemors

Resource use of great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) off eastern Australia

|
By Vincent Raoult, Matt K. Broadhurst, Vic Peddemors, Jane Williamson
| Color Research & Application Verified
REGULAR PAPER Funding information: NSW Department of Primary Industries, Grant/Award Number: N/A; Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation, Grant/Award Number: SWR/1/2018 Abstract Great hammerhead sharks Sphyrna mokarran are the largest member of Sphyrnidae, yet the roles of these large sharks in the food webs of coastal ecosystems are still poorly understood. Here we obtained samples of muscle, liver and vertebrae from large S.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

How drones can help fight the war on shark attacks

|
By Vic Peddemors, Brendan P. Kelaher, Paul Butcher, Andrew Colefax, Bob Creese
| The Conversation Verified
Following an unprecedented series of shark attacks off Australian beaches, the need to find practical solutions is intensifying. Aerial drones could be an important tool for reducing risk of shark attacks on our beaches within the coming years. Here’s how it would work. Drones would fly autonomously over beaches continuously scanning for sharks with image recognition software. If a shark is detected, real-time video will be instantly sent to beach authorities, such as lifeguards.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
Show More