Organ on the nose which when stimulated is way too much for them to handle. if you see a shark, slowly exit the water. if you act like prey, they ll treat you like prey. if you act calm like a predator, you re not in much danger. some say poke it in the eye, but it seems like that would take some precision. if a shark has latched onto you, you can poke it in the eye, you can go for the gills, or like i recommend, the nose. the reality is, in that situation it s tense, and it s moments, just like that surfer who got nipped on the foot, it s moments. you don t have that kind of time to find the eye to poke. give it a hit somewhere on the facial area and slowly, calmly back out, that s going to also lead to much less of a dramatic situation. good tips, but let s hope nobody has any other kind of close encounters. thank you so much, forrest. ....