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High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport

  VIA – STAR ADVERTISER High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches By Star-Advertiser staff   POSTED: 10:32 a.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 LAST UPDATED: 02:39 p.m. HST, Apr 03, 2012 Haena and Kee beaches on Kauai’s North Shore are closed to swimming today due to high surf conditions. Ocean Safety officials also … Continue reading High surf and shark sighting shut 2 Kauai beaches #SurfReport

Maui Dolphin situation can't get more urgent

    VIA – VOXY CO NZ   Maui Dolphin situation can’t get more urgent   Tuesday, 3 April, 2012 – 09:11         Note to Kate Wilkinson and David Carter from Ruth Dyson, Labour Conservation spokesperson: There are only 55 Maui’s dolphins left, in total, on the planet. If more than two … Continue reading Maui Dolphin situation can't get more urgent

3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru

so sad…   VIA – TREE HUGGER   3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru Stephen Messenger Science / Ocean Conservation April 2, 2012 bobistraveling/CC BY 2.0 Along just one stretch of coastline in Peru, more than 3,000 dead dolphins have washed ashore in just the last 3 months, and the disturbing trend … Continue reading 3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru

Woman cruise ship worker, 23, hauled to safety by passenger after crocodile latches on to her legs

    VIa – DAILY MAIL   Woman cruise ship worker, 23, hauled to safety by passenger after crocodile latches on to her legs By Richard ShearsPUBLISHED: 09:53 EST, 2 April 2012 | UPDATED: 04:57 EST, 3 April 2012 A young woman was attacked by a crocodile just two days after a father-of-two was killed … Continue reading Woman cruise ship worker, 23, hauled to safety by passenger after crocodile latches on to her legs

Big shark clears out Manly beaches

VIA – MANLY DAILY   Big shark clears out Manly beaches Local News 3 Apr 12 @ 04:52pm by Andrew Priestley A SHARK sighting saw swimmers clear the surf from Manly to Queenscliff today. The ocean predator was estimated to be between two to three metres long and was spotted by a young surfer just … Continue reading Big shark clears out Manly beaches

‘Innersection’ Voters Rally For Maui Surfer Albee Layer

VIA – MAUI NOW   ‘Innersection’ Voters Rally For Maui Surfer Albee Layer April 2nd, 2012 · No Comments · Surf By Madeline Ziecker   Surf fans in Maui and other parts of the world anxiously await the announcement of the “Section of the Year” winner for filmmaker Taylor Steele’s 2012 Innersection surf movie. Though … Continue reading ‘Innersection’ Voters Rally For Maui Surfer Albee Layer

Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase

VIA – KHOA   Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase Associated Press Posted on April 2, 2012 at 2:01 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — A migrating gray whale with debris wrapped around its tail was finally freed after rescuers in a small boat chased it along the Southern California coast so they could … Continue reading Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase