Category Archives: Humanity

Surfers' documentary speaks for sea life

VIA – TIMES COLONIST   Surfers’ documentary speaks for sea life   By JUDITH LAVOIE, timescolonist.com January 28, 2012 10:07 PM Tofino-based surfer Peter Devries rides the waves around the Great Bear Rainforest for the documentary about the area. Photograph by: Jeremy Koreski, . When a couple of sea lions swam close to Chris Darimont … Continue reading Surfers' documentary speaks for sea life

X Games superpipe final devoted to memories of Sarah Burke

VIA – USA TODAY   X Games superpipe final devoted to memories of Sarah Burke   By James Sullivan, BNQT.com   ASPEN, Colo. – In an emotional final capping off three weeks of sorrow surrounding the death of of women’s freeski pioneer Sarah Burke, Canadian Roz Groenewoud won the gold medal in women’s superpipe at … Continue reading X Games superpipe final devoted to memories of Sarah Burke

SAN DIEGO: Cameras deployed to track surf changes

VIA – UT SAN DIEGO Cameras deployed to track surf changes   A regional beach sand replenishment project scheduled to start by summer 2012 will be similar to the first large-scale effort on local beaches in 2001. Dan Trevan/Union-Tribune Written by Mike Lee noon, Jan. 28, 2012 San Diego Surfrider is deploying high-tech tools to … Continue reading SAN DIEGO: Cameras deployed to track surf changes

"Magnificent Animals": Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us

VIA – ENCINITAS PATCH     “Magnificent Animals”: Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us   An interview with David “Dovi” Kacev, a Doctoral student in ecology at SDSU-UC-Davis who is carrying out research on sharks in San Diego and Baja California. By Serge Dedina 6:00 am Dovi Kacev grew up in South … Continue reading "Magnificent Animals": Why Sharks Are Good for the Ocean and Us

Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties

    VIA – HERMOSA BEACH PATCH     Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties   A look at how violent or aggressive efforts to push people out of local waves is similar to other forms of discrimination.   By Serge Dedina 12:00 pm Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally published on … Continue reading Why Surfing Localism Violates Our Civil Liberties

WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! 3 Shark Attacks in 3 Weeks,,,

21 January 2012 WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! Words by Chris Nomad DO NOT SCROLL DOWN IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH (DUDE SERIOUSLY). According to news sources in Australia there have been 3 separate shark attacks in the last 3 weeks. Three attacks per year is considered more the normal for the entire country. … Continue reading WARNING – Gnarliest Shark Attack Photo EVER! 3 Shark Attacks in 3 Weeks,,,

PHOTOS (WARNING): Shark Kills Man Swimming In Shallow Water

VIA – SKY NEWS Shark Kills Man Swimming In Shallow Water Rescuers pull Lungisani Msungubana from the water after the shark attack 5:46pm UK, Monday January 16, 2012 A South African man has been killed by a shark while swimming in waist-deep water at one of the world’s deadliest spots for attacks. Lungisani Msungubana, 25, … Continue reading PHOTOS (WARNING): Shark Kills Man Swimming In Shallow Water