Follow these tips to make beach trips safer.

Should you hit a shark in the nose. Chris Lowe Director of CSULBs Shark Lab explains what to do and what to look out forInformation and tips about sha. Also you risk injuring your hand when you aim for the nose because you might miss it and glance your hand off the sharks razor sharp teeth. The nose is also a sensitive spot on a shark but not as sensitive as the eyes and the gills.

A prod to the nose is often a sufficient deterrent. Punching one in the nose probably wont do enough damage to stun it and youve got the added problem of being a little too close for comfort to its enormous gaping jaws source. As it turns out this is usually a very bad idea that can result in losing your fingers hand.

If youre swimming on top of the water and a shark comes at you from below gouging out the eye will prove challenging. Hitting the nose will cause shark to bite. Have you ever tried punching underwater.

Another suggested victim for a punch in the nose. Conservationist and wildlife author Richard Peirce who lives between Africa and the UK has had many sharks approach closer than I was happy with and. You should never hit a shark.

Why are many species of sharks protected. Conservationist and wildlife author Richard Peirce who lives between Africa and the UK has had many sharks approach closer than I was happy with. The most common recommendation is to hit the shark with your fists or preferably with any available equipment.

Shark studies have even found that touching a sharks snout can. Last year a doctor managed to fight off a shark with the aid of a knife when spearfishing off New Zealands south island. Despite the old saying that aiming for the snout is the best strategy a sharks most sensitive areas are really its eyes and its gills.