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Whales sensed Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster

I hate big oil…   VIA – FOX NEWS   Whales sensed Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster Written By Peter Gwynne Published April 08, 2012 Inside Science News Service A sperm whale. (Franco Banfi)   technique that monitors whales through the sounds they emit has answered a key issue raised by the explosion of the … Continue reading Whales sensed Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster

Boutique surf mag paddles into sea of words and ideas

VIA – THE AUSTRALIAN   Boutique surf mag paddles into sea of words and ideas Sophie Gosper From: The Australian April 09, 2012 12:00AM Andy Summons, Tom Batrouney and Andrew Diprose and their new 224-page boutique surf magazine Paper Sea Quarterly. Picture: Aaron Francis Source: The Australian EIGHTEEN months ago three friends decided surf magazines … Continue reading Boutique surf mag paddles into sea of words and ideas

Kia‘i Moku: Biological controls in Hawaii have worked for the most part

  VIA – MAUI NEWS   Kia‘i Moku: Biological controls in Hawaii have worked for the most part April 8, 2012 By LISSA FOX STROHECKER , for The Maui News Achieving balance – in your workplace, at home, on your surfboard or with your checkbook – makes life manageable. Natural environments depend upon balance as … Continue reading Kia‘i Moku: Biological controls in Hawaii have worked for the most part

Surf's up at Ron Jon Easter festival

VIA – CF NEWS   Surf’s up at Ron Jon Easter festival Last Updated: Sunday, April 08, 2012 @ 12:44PM A surfer catches a wave off Cocoa Beach during the 48th Annual Ron Jon Easter Surfing Festival – Saturday, April 7, 2012. COCOA BEACH —  Men and women, boys and girls, surfers from 6 to … Continue reading Surf's up at Ron Jon Easter festival

Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Photo montage warps time in Santa Cruz surf scene

VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Photo montage warps time in Santa Cruz surf scene Posted:   04/08/2012 01:30:17 AM PDT A digital and print photography art show featuring 100 classic shots by surf photographer Bob Barbour stoked out First Friday art enthusiasts and surfers alike at Hula’s Island Grill on … Continue reading Gretchen Wegrich, Stoked and Broke: Photo montage warps time in Santa Cruz surf scene

Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds

Round the world sailor tells how wave crushed her vessel

VIA – TELEGRAPH UK   Round the world sailor tells how wave crushed her vessel A British woman has described the moment she was crushed by a giant wave during a round-the-world yacht race. Sunday 08 April 2012 Image 1 of 2 Jane Hitchins being transported to a waiting ambulance off the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, in Alameda, … Continue reading Round the world sailor tells how wave crushed her vessel

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Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego

VIA – IMPERIAL BEACH PATCH   Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego   An eclectic crew of surfing legends, shapers, and historians from Coronado and Southern California attended the weekend reception for the show, which continues through March. By Serge Dedina 5:45 am   Coronado surfing historian John Elwell with the Simmons surfboards from his … Continue reading Surf Exhibit Opens in San Diego

PHOTOS!: Mutant shark spurs bidding war on eBay – Sells for $10,600!!! #Shark

From the original eBay post: “This auction is for a preserved two-headed (dicephalic) bull shark fetus (Carcharhinus leucas). This is first and only known dicephalic bull shark in the entire world! This is not a live animal – It is a preserved specimen. The two-headed shark fetus discovered in Florida Keys waters is not a … Continue reading PHOTOS!: Mutant shark spurs bidding war on eBay – Sells for $10,600!!! #Shark