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Hawaii: High surf advisory extended for east shores #SurfReport

VIA – KHON Published: 2/19 3:22 pm Updated: 2/19 3:24 pm The National Weather Service has extended its high surf advisory for east-facing shores across the state. Strong trade winds will continue to bring elevated and rough surf to east shores. Surf is expected between seven and 10 feet with occasional higher sets. Beach goers … Continue reading Hawaii: High surf advisory extended for east shores #SurfReport

VIDEO: Hawaii woman hitches ride on Great White shark

VIA – WAFB Posted: Feb 18, 2013 11:44 AM PST <em>Monday, February 18, 2013 2:44 PM EST</em>Updated: Feb 19, 2013 11:22 AM PST <em>Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:22 PM EST</em> By Nicole Bento – email By Keoki Kerr – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Stunning underwater video of a Hawaii-based shark conservationist petting and … Continue reading VIDEO: Hawaii woman hitches ride on Great White shark

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

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

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)