VIA – BAY NEWS 9 By Jason Wheeler, Reporter Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 5:45 PM Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on google Share on email More Sharing Services 0 Video Stories Surfers brave the waters at New Smyrna Beach NEW SMYRNA BEACH — New Smyrna Beach is living up to the … Continue reading Shark bite injures teen surfer girl at New Smyrna Beach #Florida #SurfReport
so sad… VIA ABC NEWS Sept. 12, 2013 By COLLEEN CURRY and MICHAEL S. JAMES Michael S. James More from Michael » Colleen Curry More from Colleen » Reporter Michael S. James More from Michael » Coordinating Producer via World News Firefighters dug a trench under a Jersey Shore boardwalk in an effort … Continue reading U.S. Firefighters Make Stand Against NJ Historic Boardwalk Blaze #NewJersey #SurfReport
VIA – FOX NEWS Published September 08, 2013 FoxNews.com A 17-year-old Florida football player who had a shark dig into his shoulder says he “didn’t feel” the bite, but only the creature slamming into his neck. “I just, I felt like the wave come up, like bringing me upward, and I just felt the … Continue reading High school football player bitten by shark needed 30 stitches after ocean swim #Florida #SurfReport
VIA – ORLANDO SENTINEL By Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel 7:23 p.m. EDT, September 7, 2013 Two men suffered shark bites in New Smyrna Beach on Saturday as purple flags warned beachgoers about dangerous marine life and swarming bait fish. The bites happened within a minute and less than 100 yards apart, said … Continue reading 2 shark bites reported in New Smyrna Beach #SurfReport #Florida
VIA – THE BLAZE 9-Year-Old Boy’s Shocking Reaction to Shark Attack: ‘He Was So Excited’ Sep. 2, 2013 10:00am Fred Lucas Labor Day weekend will perhaps always be memorable for nine-year-old Connor Baker, as he was bitten by a shark at St. Augustine Beach, Fla. While the attack, itself, was startling enough, the young boy’s … Continue reading #LaborDay Weekend Shark Attack in FL #SurfReport
VIA – LA TIMES Opah, also called moonfish, were one of nine fish species analyzed in a new study that looked at how mercury gets into open-ocean fish and why the levels vary with depth. (C. Anela Choy / University of Hawaii / August 27, 2013) By Geoffrey Mohan August 28, 2013, 6:15 … Continue reading Mercury fingerprint of Pacific fish points to Asia coal power plants #Fishing #SurfReport
VIA – GOLD COAST AU Robyn Wuth | 06:04am August 29, 2013 GOLD Coast surfer Mark Richardson has been stripped of his 2011 World Masters Championship gold medal more than two years after testing positive to cannabis. The International Surfing Association announced the result this week — more than nine months after Richardson handed his medal … Continue reading Surfer stripped of gold after drug test #DFS
VIA – NATIONAL POST Fisherman on Vancouver Island invents killer-whale powered seal repellent ‘Orca-Stra Feb 24, 2012 – 5:02 PM ET A Vancouver Island man, who has been fishing for more than 60 years, noticed that the seals commonly found near fishing boats tend to beat a hasty retreat whenever orcas make … Continue reading Fisherman on Vancouver Island invents killer-whale powered seal repellent ‘Orca-Stra
VIA – TECHNOLOGY GATHER Snowboarder Saved by Avalanche Airbag February 06, 2012 11:15 AM EST The “Avalanche Airbag” recently saved the life of professional snowboarder Meesh Hytner. Hytner was boarding in the backcountry near Montezuma, Colorado while participating in a competition when a Class 3 avalanche struck. According to the Avalanche Center, a Class 3 … Continue reading Snowboarder Saved by Avalanche Airbag