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Great white shark sighting closes popular La Jolla Shores beach #SurfReport

VIA – CBS NEWS Great white shark sighting closes popular La Jolla Shores beach July 3, 2012 5:32 AM CBS/AP) SAN DIEGO – A great white shark has been spotted about 50 feet off the San Diego coastline and forced the closure of a popular swimming beach. San Diego Lifeguard Lt. Greg Buchanan told The … Continue reading Great white shark sighting closes popular La Jolla Shores beach #SurfReport

NKF Pro Am Surf Festival founder Rich Salick dies

VIA – CFN NEWS NKF Pro Am Surf Festival founder Rich Salick dies Last Updated: Monday, July 02, 2012 ORLANDO — Former professional surfer and kidney transplant recipient Rich Salick has died. A spokeswoman from the Florida chapter of the National Kidney Foundation said Salick’s death Monday was the result of complications from kidney failure. … Continue reading NKF Pro Am Surf Festival founder Rich Salick dies

Great white shark sightings prompt swimming ban off Cape Cod

VIA – MSNBC Great white shark sightings prompt swimming ban off Cape Cod George Breen / CapeCodSharkHunters.com This photo shows what Cape Cod Shark Hunters says is a 16-foot great white shark in the foreground swimming near a group of seals. The shark was spotted last week north of the Chatham, Mass., harbor inlet in … Continue reading Great white shark sightings prompt swimming ban off Cape Cod

VIDEO: Shark bites California girl at Maui beach #SurfReport

VIA – HAWAII NEWS NOW Shark bites California teen at Maui beach Posted: Jun 26, 2012 4:36 PM EDT Updated: Jun 27, 2012 2:06 AM EDT By Rich Meiers By Ian Scheuring KAHANA, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A California teenager was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a shark attack at Kahana Beach. It happened … Continue reading VIDEO: Shark bites California girl at Maui beach #SurfReport

Surfers behaving badly: Council to display code of conduct

VIA – WENTWORTH COURIER Surfers behaving badly: Council to display code of conduct 27 Jun 12 @ 06:05am by Shae McDonald A SURFERS’ code of conduct is on its way to the eastern beaches after Waverley councillors supported its introduction, which is aimed at keeping all beach users safe. Concerned surfer Kim McMahon. Bondi surfer … Continue reading Surfers behaving badly: Council to display code of conduct

26-year-old Edgewater surfer suffers shark bite to foot in New Smyrna Beach waters #SurfReport

VIA – NSBNEWS 26-year-old Edgewater surfer suffers shark bite to foot in New Smyrna Beach waters Posted Tue, 2012-06-26 16:29 By HENRY FREDERICk Reported first by Headline Surfer / Rainy weather on this Tuesday afternoon from Tropical Storm Debby kept beachgoers away from the hard sands of New Smyrna Beach as shown with this snapshot … Continue reading 26-year-old Edgewater surfer suffers shark bite to foot in New Smyrna Beach waters #SurfReport