VIA – NEWS.COM AUSTRALIA TV report into surf death condemned AAP April 02, 2012 10:26AM SURF Life Saving Queensland’s president has condemned a television report on the death of Matthew Barclay, 14, during last week’s national championships on the Gold Coast. A report on the Seven Network’s Sunday Night program questioned whether Surf … Continue reading TV report into surf death condemned
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Bells Beach surfers square off with council
VIA – GEELONG ADVERTISER Bells Beach surfers square off with council Andrea Hamblin | April 2nd, 2012 Pictures: Bells Beach – 22 March, 2012 MEMBERS of Torquay’s surfing community have stepped up their fight to keep Bells Beach a surfing sanctuary, calling for collaboration not just consultation at a Surf Coast Shire Council meeting. The … Continue reading Bells Beach surfers square off with council
Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach #SurfReport
VIA – THE HERALD Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach MATT CARR 28 Mar, 2012 10:34 AM LIFEGUARDS locked down several Newcastle beaches this morning after a shark chased a surfer out of the waves at Merewether.The sighting of the 1.2-metre shark at about 9am prompted Merewether, Bar Beach and Dixon Park … Continue reading Shark chases surfer at Merewether Beach #SurfReport
Fundraiser for Surf Filmmaker Mike Prickett Wednesday (March 28)
VIA – HAWAII 24/7 Fundraiser for Surf Filmmaker Mike Prickett Wednesday (March 28) MEDIA RELEASE Mike Prickett WAIKOLOA—The Eddie Aikau Restaurant in Kings’ Shops, Waikoloa Beach Resort, will hold a fundraiser on Wednesday, March 28, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. for Mike Prickett, the underwater filmmaker who was recently injured in a diving accident. The fundraiser … Continue reading Fundraiser for Surf Filmmaker Mike Prickett Wednesday (March 28)
Switzerland Votes To End Dolphin Slave Trade
VIA – GLOBAL ANIMALS Switzerland Votes To End Dolphin Slave Trade March 27, 2012 Candice Chandler (SEA SHEPHERD) SWITZERLAND — With help from Sea Shepherd and the Swiss Cetacean Society (SCS), Liberal Green deputy, Isabelle Chevalley, successfully introduced a ban on importing dolphins into Switzerland. After presenting the Swiss parliament with a document drafted … Continue reading Switzerland Votes To End Dolphin Slave Trade
NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill
VIA – THE IND NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill Written by Heather Miller Tuesday, March 27, 2012 A report released Monday by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration concludes that the dolphins residing in the northern Gulf of Mexico are “underweight, anemic, have low blood sugar and/or some symptoms of liver … Continue reading NOAA links dolphin illnesses to BP spill
Japan reactor has fatally high radiation, no water
As the radiation leaks into the sea, spreading all over the world, contaminating sealife … VIA – SEATTLE PI Japan reactor has fatally high radiation, no water In this photo taken by an endoscope and released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a white thermometer, right, is seen through the surface of … Continue reading Japan reactor has fatally high radiation, no water
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VIA – ABC AUSTRALIA Dutch tourist dies in Moruya surf Updated November 15, 2011 07:01:50 Map: Moruya Heads Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a tourist from the Netherlands drowned on the New South Wales far south coast. The man, 64, was trying to escape the 30 degree temperatures in surf at … Continue reading Dutch tourist dies in Moruya surf