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HAWAII: Police say surfer was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai #SurfReport

    VIA – THE REPUBLIC/AP   Police say man was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 05, 2012 – 10:09 pm EST HONOLULU — Police on Kauai say a 60-year-old man was bit by a shark Wednesday at a surfing spot on the … Continue reading HAWAII: Police say surfer was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai #SurfReport

Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

Shona Cox From: News Limited Network December 06, 2012 VIDEO: Aussie surf heroine gets hotter Surfer from Nowra in NSW takes on new challenge Wadi Adventure wave pool in UAE’s Al Ain desert Fitzgibbon finished second in this year’s world tour THE sand is hot, the air stifling. Winds far from the ocean have carved … Continue reading Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

NSW beach closed after shark attack

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

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)

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San Clemente Big Wave Surfer Rusty Long Recovering from Burns – 40 percent of body burned

VIA – DANA POINT TIMES San Clemente Big Wave Surfer Rusty Long Recovering from Burns by Andrea Swayne Aug 04, 2011 On July 24 San Clemente-based big wave surfer Rusty Long suffered 2nd degree burns over approximately 40 percent of his body while clearing debris on property he owns in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Long and … Continue reading San Clemente Big Wave Surfer Rusty Long Recovering from Burns – 40 percent of body burned