Forget all the recent shark attacks, it’s piranha time!!! VIA – HUFFINGTON POST Piranhas Attack 100 Beach Goers In Brazil The Huffington Post Laura Hibbard First Posted: 9/26/11 12:56 PM ET Updated: 9/26/11 03:40 PM ET Remember that so-bad-it’s-almost-good movie from last summer where crowds of scantily-clad spring breakers were viciously attacked by a swarm … Continue reading Piranhas Attack 100 Beach Goers In Brazil
Category Archives: Central & South America
PHOTOS: Paddleboarders And Whales – Don’t Try This At Home
VIA – SEATTLE PI Paddleboarders And Whales – Don’t Try This At Home Humpback breaches near paddle boarder in Colombia (Photo by Dan Merkel) Candace Calloway Whiting Candace Calloway Whiting has studied and trained dolphins, seals, and orca whales. She is currently a volunteer at the Center for Whale Research at Friday Harbor. For the … Continue reading PHOTOS: Paddleboarders And Whales – Don’t Try This At Home
Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee
VIA – ESPN Photo: Jason Murray – Dunfee hits Maverick’s at dawn on a solo mission to get sized up without the crowd. Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee Sep 23 01:30 PM ET By Scott Hulet La Jolla’s Windansea beach is hallowed ground in the surf realm. The sport took root here in the forties, with … Continue reading Case Hardened: Derek Dunfee
Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport
VIA – AFP Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific AFP) – 8 hours ago Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific (AFP) – 8 hours ago MIAMI — Hurricane Hilary strengthened Thursday off the southwestern Pacific coast of Mexico, threatening to punish coastal areas with strong winds and heavy surf, forecasters said. Hilary, a Category Two … Continue reading Hurricane Hilary strengthens off Mexico's Pacific – West Coast #SurfReport
Rare shark caught by fishermen
VIA – PRACTICAL FISH KEEPING Rare shark caught by fishermen One of the rarest species of shark has been caught off the coast of Mexico. The 3m long juvenile male Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelages) was caught by fishermen near the western Baja peninsula coast, in a region called Bahía de Vizcaín. This is one of … Continue reading Rare shark caught by fishermen
Tropical Storm Nate strengthens, prompts hurricane warning in Mexico East Coast #SurfReport
VIA – CF NEWS Tropical Storm Nate strengthens, prompts hurricane warning in Mexico ORLANDO — And then there were two. Katia as lost its tropical features and no longer has any watches or warnings associated. Tropical Storm Maria could soon share the same fate as it is expected to weaken further. Tropical Storm Nate is … Continue reading Tropical Storm Nate strengthens, prompts hurricane warning in Mexico East Coast #SurfReport
Hurricane Katia, Maria, Nate keep NHC busy – East Coast #SurfReport
VIA – TBN WEEKLY Katia, Maria, Nate keep NHC busy By SUZETTE PORTER Article published on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 MIAMI – The busy season of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, as evidenced by the number of storms forecasters are tracking this week. Thursday morning the National Hurricane Center was watching Hurricane … Continue reading Hurricane Katia, Maria, Nate keep NHC busy – East Coast #SurfReport
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Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo – #SurfReport
VIA – BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo October 12, 2011, 5:58 AM EDT By Tony C. Dreibus (Updates with Jova moving inland from first paragraph.) Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — Hurricane Jova came ashore near Mexico’s Pacific resort of Manzanillo with winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour, the … Continue reading Hurricane Jova Moves Inland Near Mexico Resort of Manzanillo – #SurfReport
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VIDEO: A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico
VIA – THE TELEGRAPH Rare one-eyed albino shark found A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico. 9:35PM GMT 04 Nov 2011 Scientists at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Sciences (CICIMAR) in Mexico’s picturesque La Paz are perplexed by the discovery of an extremely rare Cyclops baby shark foetus earlier … Continue reading VIDEO: A rare one-eyed albino Cyclops shark baffles local fishermen and scientists in Mexico