VIA – NEWPORT BEACH PATCH Editor Nisha Gutierrez-Jaime [email protected] Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds “It’s not a good thing,” says researcher after discovery that a radioactive isotope of iodine was absorbed by kelp off Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar a month after the disaster in Japan. … Continue reading Fish Off Crystal Cove May Have Ingested Radioactive Kelp After Fukushima, Study Finds
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Oil poisoning? Alarming sea animal deaths on India's west coast
I hate big oil… VIA – DECCAN CHRONICLE Oil poisoning? Alarming sea animal deaths on India’s west coast April 7, 2012 IANS Mumbai/Ratnagiri A dead Bryde’s whale washes up ashore. Ecologists suspect oil or chemical poisoning – IANS Two giant Baleen’s humpback whale sharks washed up dead on the Mumbai and Thane … Continue reading Oil poisoning? Alarming sea animal deaths on India's west coast
Boy Needs 30 Stitches After Pufferfish Attack
WTF? Pufferfish attack??? Holy… VIA- SKY NEWS Boy Needs 30 Stitches After Pufferfish Attack Recovering: Tom Horn’s family say he has not been scared off from going in the water 3:24pm UK, Saturday April 07, 2012 A young boy in Australia has suffered a rare attack by a type of fish described … Continue reading Boy Needs 30 Stitches After Pufferfish Attack
iPad app helps mariners save endangered right whales
VIA – FORBES iPad app helps mariners save endangered right whales Lindsey Hoshaw, Contributor I cover green technology Green Tech 4/06/2012 @ 11:51AM |120 views Once considered the “right” whale to kill, these marine mammals are gaining protection from an unlikely source: a free iPad app. Whale Alert tells mariners if they’ve entered a seasonal … Continue reading iPad app helps mariners save endangered right whales
Shark attack victim's partial remains reveal he was ripped apart
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Deadly: It is believed that a Great White Shark similar to this one was responsible for the fatal attac Shark attack victim’s partial remains reveal he was ripped apart By Richard Shears PUBLISHED: 13:13 EST, 6 April 2012 | UPDATED: 13:34 EST, 6 April 2012 Human remains believed to be … Continue reading Shark attack victim's partial remains reveal he was ripped apart
Turning recycled foam into surfboards
VIA – ESPN Water to Waste foam recycling bins are in surf shops from San Diego to San Francisco. Turning recycled foam into surfboards By Jeff DiNunzio ESPN Action Sports Archive Surfboard construction has undergone a renaissance in the last decade, with shapers experimenting with a myriad of core materials, from closed-cell foams to repurposed … Continue reading Turning recycled foam into surfboards
Resident fights Wavegarden surfing lake
Ut oh… VIA – THIS IS SOMMERSET Resident fights surfing lake A resident behind a campaign group fighting proposals for a surfing lake on land next to the Portway says it is vital the site is preserved for future generations. David Wedge says the 13-acre Bristol and West sports ground near Sea Mills … Continue reading Resident fights Wavegarden surfing lake
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2nd Shark attack in 24 hrs in Russia: Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory
Okay here’s number 7 or 8 for this last 2 weeks… Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory Yesterday at 09:13 | Interfax-Ukraine Vladivostok, August 18 (Interfax) – A 16-year-old boy has been injured in the second shark attack in the past 24 hours off the coast of the Khasan district in Russia’s … Continue reading 2nd Shark attack in 24 hrs in Russia: Teenager injured in new shark attack in Primorye territory