By HUGO FAY “MONTREAL. (UPC) » Oceanographer ‘Louis: . Lourmais believes the secret to taming the shark may lie - in..the super-sensitive skin that, ‘makes it such a deadly. - hunter. ~ Lourmais ‘will - test his theory in some of the world’s most shark-infested waters between Miami and Havana. Next year he will enter the waters protected only bya. . black metal box, measuring 25 centimeters and weighing one kilogram, that radiates - an electro-magnetic field. “T’ve.no death wish about ‘atiy of this,” he-said. “I have _ spent 40 years diving: in. shark waters so I know how - to handle myself but I am, if _-you like, the fool-who-has-to- try all this equipment.” Last year, Lourmais was successful ‘in keeping at bay man-eating sharks during a 50-hour experiment in the Gulf Stream. “The object is not to kill sharks but to keep them at an.even — about 10-meters _ — radius around you,” said - Lourmais, a 59-year-old ‘naturalized Canadian from Brittany. “When a shark circles you" and starts eventually to ‘move in nervously you have _ two options: one is to swim - up to him and clout him on the nose and the other ist switch on your machine." All 300 species of sharks, - terrifying six-meter-long ~.Man eaters, are born with-a. multiplicity: of “sensory. “organs. ~~ Tee “When one. ‘comes -to nudge you before returning . . fora bite, -for. instance,.-he . -’ not-only checks there's life in . ‘you but. actually tastes you - through his: skin’ which. is :. } covered with hundreds of tiny sensors,” Lourmais said. “We know for. ‘sure “that. this (electro-magnetic) field. ‘is real agony for them and _ they just keep away.” Much of Lourmais’ 40 years as a diver has been. spent in the St. Lawrence River where he first became interested’ in désigning protective winter suits. ‘Noted underwater explorer Jacques- Cousteau “uses dry- ~ suits tested by Lonrmais. A series of demonstration swims took ..him 1,000 - kilometers in 17 days along British Columbia’s Fraser: River in 40° degree waters, - 300. kilometers:along the St. Lawrence ‘to. Quebec City — and a third winter endurance. _$wim from Shaffhausen, Germany, 1,300: kilometers. : . down | the | Rhine to Rot- ‘terdam.—-- - His work, he said, is a “calculated. risk. from ~-ts-centimeter plankton-feeders to ‘the’ Plan 15263, Allan Road, 29th, 1979 to: Vancouver, B.C. V6J1T5 accepted. for sale “as is”. ot the Ministry of Lands, above address. VACANT LAND FORSALE —~ BY TENDER LOCATED ON ALLAN ROAD Municipality of * NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. 1.26 ACRES (TRAVERSED BY HASTINGS CREEK) The Ministry of Lands, Parks & Housing invites offers by sealed tender for the following Property: Lot 5, Block 64, District Lot 2022, Bian 15263 Hereto is annexed Easement 562766-M over West 13 Feet of Lot 2, Municipality of Narth Vancouver, B.C. + 1.26 acres (Traversed by Hastings Creek). All tenders must be sealed and clearly marked on the envelope “Tender - Offer to Purchase - Lot 5, and must be delivered before 2:00 p.m. on October. Ministry of Lands, Parks & Housing #204 - 1525 West 8th Ave. ‘Tenders must be accompanied by a _ certified cheque, or money order, $1,000.00 made payable to “Minister of Finance”. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be Except as expressed above, the property !s offered “Terms and Conditions of Sale" and “Forms of Tender” documents may be obtained from the office Prospective purchasers required to obtain a copy of same before submitting bids. | Province of British Columbia —s Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Honourable James R Chabot, Minister North Vancouver, B.C.” in the amount of Parks & Housing at the are + Page A13, October 10, 1979 - North Shoré News wee a . MONTREAL: Oceanogra- _pher Louis Lourmais, former French c turned. professional. diver, holds a ‘Canadian-hacked ‘shark repellent. . The 25- = centimetre’ black: boxes padiate an electromagnetic . .. field keeping man-eating - sharks -at bay. 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