VIA – NAT GEO Positive charges on oxygen-binding proteins are key to diving mammals’ success Diving mammals, such as this Galapagos sea lion, evolved adaptations allowing them to stay underwater for prolonged periods of time. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Jane J. Lee National Geographic Published June 14, 2013 Imagine holding your breath while … Continue reading How Diving Mammals Stay Underwater for So Long
VIA – LA TIMES Kent Williams, owner of New Fishall Bait Co., stands next to a 1,323.5-pound Mako shark at the company’s headquarters in Gardena. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / June 4, 2013) From KTLA NewsJune 4, 2013, 8:35 a.m. Talk about a monster catch. A group of fishermen hauled in a … Continue reading 1,300-pound shark caught off Huntington Beach could be record #SurfReport #Fishing
Yes to renewables, no to oil drilling in Canaries. We have the power. The Canary Islands are an important habitat. The seabed is home to cold-water corals that host an abundance of marine wildlife, nearly one third of it endemic. The islands are situated in a transit zone of dolphins and whales. The EU, ITC … Continue reading Yes to renewables, no to oil drilling in Canaries. We have the power.
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Shawn Dollar surfs his record wave at Cortes Bank. (Frank Quirarte) Less than two weeks after winning the Pacifico Paddle Award at the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards ceremony, Guinness has officially certified Shawn Dollar’s 61-foot wave at the Cortes Bank off California as a new World Record. The … Continue reading Shawn Dollar’s wave certified by Guinness Book of World Records as biggest ever paddle-surfed #SantaCruz #SurfReport
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Rainer Schimpf spotted the whale off Port Elizabeth in South Africa It was missing its right-side pectoral fin and dorsal fin But it was cared for by its pod which shared food with the young male By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 05:17 EST, 19 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:08 EST, … Continue reading Disabled killer whale with missing fins survives with the help of family who hunt for its food
CTV British Columbia Published Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:48PM PDT A Campbell River man facing more than $10,000 worth of major reconstructive surgery after a chance encounter with a breaching whale says he’s just lucky to be alive. Ray Boyd was crossing the waters off northern Vancouver Island when an enormous whale breached next to … Continue reading Island man needs extensive surgery after smashing into whale
VIA – HUFF POST The Huffington Post | By Sara Gates Posted: 05/08/2013 4:03 pm EDT | Updated: 05/10/2013 10:21 am EDT A newlywed French man was killed in a shark attack during his honeymoon in an incident near France’s Reunion Island Wednesday. According to the Agence France-Presse, the unidentified 36-year-old was surfing off a … Continue reading Honeymoon Shark Attack: Man Killed While Surfing Off Reunion Island In France (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) #SurfReport
Add this one to the list of the other 8 or so shark attacks this week… Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach By Brian Freskos & Julian March [email protected] Published: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 12:21 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 19, 2011 at 8:26 p.m. Trang Aronian was wading in knee-high waves at Kure … Continue reading Shark bites tourist at Kure Beach, North Carolina
Some entertaining comments and information on just how heated this issue is on both sides… VIA – WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS Martinez dumped from ASP tour By Will Swanton 15:02 AEST Thu Sep 8 2011 Rebellious American Bobby Martinez threatened to gatecrash Kelly Slater’s next heat despite being disqualified from the Quiksilver Pro New York … Continue reading Bobby Martinez Responds to ASP…