VIA – THE JERUSALEM POST Fish farm worker was 7 km. off the coast when a shark bit him, leaving deep wounds from his forearm to his hand. A shark bit a man, 27, as he worked at an offshore fish farm in Ashdod on Sunday. The man was in deep water some 7 km. … Continue reading 27-year-old man bitten by shark, moderately hurt off Ashdod Port #Israel #SurfReport #Shalom
VIA – FLORIDA TODAY Shark bites surfer in Melbourne Beach: A man is recovering from a shark bite this morning. The 50-year-old was bitten on the left hand while surfing at Melbourne Beach. Written by Rick Neale FLORIDA TODAY A shark bit a surfer in the hand Sunday morning near Aquarina Beach and Country Club, … Continue reading Shark bite south of Melbourne Beach nearly costs surfer 4 fingers #Florida #SurfReport
gawd i hate thieves… VIA – SC SENTINEL By Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 09/27/2013 05:15:48 PM PDT PLEASURE POINT — An afternoon of surfing turned into a moment of regret for a 25-year-old surfer Tuesday after he returned to find his car stolen. Alex Boice parked his car near … Continue reading Surfer’s car stolen in Pleasure Point after thief steals stashed key #SantaCruz
VIA – CBS A Scottish university believes there is a potential treatment for breast cancer that can be derived from shark blood antibodies. The University of Aberdeen received more than $320,000 from the U.K. nonprofit Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) to study “shark IgNAR antibodies.” The three-year study will focus on whether the … Continue reading Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer
VIA – NY DAILY NEWS Stunning sunrise images capture moment massive shark leaps from the waters off the coast of South Africa. Photograph used seal decoy to lure animal. Comments (9) CATERS NEWS Monday, September 23, 2013, 8:27 AM A great white shark bursts from the water near Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. These … Continue reading Great white shark dazzles in stunning sunrise photo captured off African coast #Photography#Africa
VIA – HUFF POST Agence France Presse | Posted: 09/26/2013 6:57 pm EDT A noisy technology that blasts sounds below water to map the ocean for oil is being blamed for 100 melon headed whale deaths off Madagascar, experts said Thursday. An independent panel of scientists found that sonar surveying by ExxonMobil in … Continue reading Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar #Environment #BigOilSucks
VIA – MEN’S JOURNAL By Rob Tannenbaum Oct 2013 The Hawaiian singer on surfing with his fans, gardening at the recording studio, and wiping out in front of Kelly Slater. Jack Johnson has an unusual relationship with his audience: When he’s on tour, fans often give him tips about local spots where he can … Continue reading Jack Johnson’s Good-Life Recipe #Music #Aloha #Art
VIA – TODAYS HEALTH Stricken by ‘surfer’s myelothapy,’ paralyzed teen learns to walk again A rare spinal cord injury left 18-year-old surfer Kristen Adlhoch paralyzed, but thanks to special neurostimulation braces, she is walking again. By Rebecca Dube, TODAY Moms editor A freak injury stole Kristen Adlhoch’s ability to walk, but the 18-year-old decided she … Continue reading Stricken by 'surfer's myelothapy,' paralyzed teen learns to walk again
VIA – MIAMI HERALD 2 surfers bitten by sharks within minutes Posted on Wednesday, 03.14.12 The Associated Press New Smyrna Beach, Fla. — Authorities cleared the water in New Smyrna Beach after two surfers were apparently bitten by sharks. Volusia County Beach Patrol reports that a teenage boy and a young girl suffered bites … Continue reading FLORIDA: 2 surfers bitten by sharks within minutes #SurfReport
VIA – Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants By JASON HOPPIN — Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 02/07/2012 03:55:57 PM PST The county board on Tuesday voted to scale back its upcoming countywide plastic bag ban, handing restaurants an exemption under the law. … Continue reading Santa Cruz County tweaks ban on plastic bags to exempt restaurants