Clementine Cuneo, Police Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph December 03, 201210:31AM A grey nurse shark / Pic: South West Rocks Dive Centre Source: The Daily Telegraph A MAN bitten by a shark while spear fishing on the NSW mid-north coast has undergone surgery. Paramedics were called to a boat ramp to meet the man who had … Continue reading NSW beach closed after shark attack
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The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK By John Clarke PUBLISHED:17:38 EST, 27 November 2012| UPDATED:17:43 EST, 27 November 2012 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina pulled off a flawless and rare backflip maneuver off Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii last week that quite possibly could push his sport to a whole new level. ‘Today I pulled the … Continue reading The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport
A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an Atlantic beach #SurfReport
Fla. surfer, 14, has run-in with shark Shark attacks along the U.S. coast Despite Monday’s incident in Melbourne Beach, Fla., shark attacks in the United States are relatively rare. Stacey Barchenger, Florida TodayShare 5 Comment A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an … Continue reading A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an Atlantic beach #SurfReport
How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable
VIA – OUTSIDE Tuesday, November 13, 2012 By Adventure Ethics Photo: Sustainable Surf Here is the good news: Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. EPS, or the branded name Styrofoam) is recyclable. Here’s the bad news: much of it is not recycled and therefore EPS-based surfboards are made from virgin EPS. Some more bad … Continue reading How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable
Fossil On Santa Cruz Beach Found By Surfers Likely From Extinct Whale (PHOTO)
VIA – HUFFINGTON POST Posted: 11/15/2012 6:01 pm EST Updated: 11/15/2012 6:34 pm EST Some surfers made an amazing discovery near Santa Cruz, Calif., yesterday, when they found what looked to be a fossilized row of vertebrae jutting out of some rocks during an “extremely low tide.” One surfer, Reddit user “Donkahones,” snapped a … Continue reading Fossil On Santa Cruz Beach Found By Surfers Likely From Extinct Whale (PHOTO)
PHOTOS: Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK What lies beneath…. Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda Swiss diver Franco Banfi went to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil to capture these amazing close-up of enormous anaconda snakes in their natural habitat These underwater beasts feed on rodents, birds and fish, lurking close … Continue reading PHOTOS: Diver braves the waters to swim with deadly 26-foot anaconda
VIDEO: Incredibly Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway #MobyDickLives
http://youtu.be/3rJ75Jki22Q VIA – PAWNATION By Kelli Bender Nov 15th 2012 Moby Dick lives! According to the Daily Mail U.K., a maritime engineer spotted a white humpback whale swimming amongst a pod of regular-hued humpbacks in the waters off Norway. DAN FISHER / BARCROFT MEDIA / LANDOV 1 of 5 Dan Fisher said … Continue reading VIDEO: Incredibly Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway #MobyDickLives
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French diver dies after suspected shark attack in Seychelles
VIA – GULF NEWS French diver dies after suspected shark attack in Seychelles The 36-year-old diver had been deep-sea diving in Anse Lazio in the arichipelago’s Praslin isle on Monday AFP Published: 14:16 August 2, 2011 Victoria: A French tourist diving in the Seychelles died after a possible shark attack, officials said Tuesday. The 36-year-old … Continue reading French diver dies after suspected shark attack in Seychelles
GRAPHIC: Shark Bites Swimmer Near Myrtle Beach – OUCH! #SurfReport
Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu
VIA LA TIMES Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu A 28-year-old kite surfer drowned in Malibu after getting caught in a bed of kelp, a coroner’s official said Tuesday. Dante Torres, 28, was pulled from the water unconscious and not breathing by a lifeguard and was declared dead at … Continue reading Kite surfer drowned after getting caught in kelp off Malibu
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Honeymoon Shark Attack: Man Killed While Surfing Off Reunion Island In France (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) #SurfReport
High surf advisory remains in effect for East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, & the Big Island #SurfReport
VIA – KHON More clouds and showers expected across the state. Reported by: Justin Cruz Email: [email protected] Instability from a series of lows aloft will keep our weather rather cloudy and showery. Winds will gradually weaken and turn out of the southeast through Friday as a front approaches from the northwest. The winds will … Continue reading High surf advisory remains in effect for East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, & the Big Island #SurfReport
Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea
Here we go again… VIA – AFP Shark savages French diplomat in PNG (AFP) – 36 minutes ago SYDNEY — A French diplomat working for the European Union in Papua New Guinea was airlifted to Australia on Monday after a shark attacked him when he was kite-surfing off Port Moresby. Thomas Viot, 30, was bitten … Continue reading Shark savages French diplomat while kite-surfing in Papua New Guinea