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VIDEO: Hawaii woman hitches ride on Great White shark

VIA – WAFB Posted: Feb 18, 2013 11:44 AM PST <em>Monday, February 18, 2013 2:44 PM EST</em>Updated: Feb 19, 2013 11:22 AM PST <em>Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:22 PM EST</em> By Nicole Bento – email By Keoki Kerr – bio | email HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Stunning underwater video of a Hawaii-based shark conservationist petting and … Continue reading VIDEO: Hawaii woman hitches ride on Great White shark

HAWAII: Police say surfer was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai #SurfReport

    VIA – THE REPUBLIC/AP   Police say man was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai THE ASSOCIATED PRESS December 05, 2012 – 10:09 pm EST HONOLULU — Police on Kauai say a 60-year-old man was bit by a shark Wednesday at a surfing spot on the … Continue reading HAWAII: Police say surfer was bit on foot by shark at surf spot on west side of Kauai #SurfReport

Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

Shona Cox From: News Limited Network December 06, 2012 VIDEO: Aussie surf heroine gets hotter Surfer from Nowra in NSW takes on new challenge Wadi Adventure wave pool in UAE’s Al Ain desert Fitzgibbon finished second in this year’s world tour THE sand is hot, the air stifling. Winds far from the ocean have carved … Continue reading Surfer Sally Fitzgibbons tackles 3.5m waves in Arabian desert # SurfReport – Wave pool air reverse…

NSW beach closed after shark attack

Clementine Cuneo, Police Reporter From:The Daily Telegraph December 03, 201210:31AM A grey nurse shark / Pic: South West Rocks Dive Centre Source: The Daily Telegraph A MAN bitten by a shark while spear fishing on the NSW mid-north coast has undergone surgery. Paramedics were called to a boat ramp to meet the man who had … Continue reading NSW beach closed after shark attack

The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport

VIA – DAILY MAIL UK   By John Clarke PUBLISHED:17:38 EST, 27 November 2012| UPDATED:17:43 EST, 27 November 2012 Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina pulled off a flawless and rare backflip maneuver off Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii last week that quite possibly could push his sport to a whole new level. ‘Today I pulled the … Continue reading The incredible moment a pro surfer performed a rare backflip off the North Shore of Hawaii captured on video @gabrielmedinaaa #SurfReport

A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an Atlantic beach #SurfReport

Fla. surfer, 14, has run-in with shark   Shark attacks along the U.S. coast Despite Monday’s incident in Melbourne Beach, Fla., shark attacks in the United States are relatively rare.       Stacey Barchenger, Florida TodayShare 5 Comment A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an … Continue reading A shark bit a Florida teen surfer Monday while he was paddling back in to an Atlantic beach #SurfReport

How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

VIA – OUTSIDE   Tuesday, November 13, 2012   By Adventure Ethics     Photo: Sustainable Surf Here is the good news: Expanded polystyrene (a.k.a. EPS, or the branded name Styrofoam) is recyclable. Here’s the bad news: much of it is not recycled and therefore EPS-based surfboards are made from virgin EPS. Some more bad … Continue reading How We Can Make the Surf Industry Much More Sustainable

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BRITS BATTER SHARK WITH SURFBOARDS – TWO brave surfers fought off a killer shark by whacking it with their boards.

VIA – DAILY STAR UK BRITS BATTER SHARK WITH SURFBOARDS TWO brave surfers fought off a killer shark by whacking it with their boards. 29th October 2011 By Paul Robins TWO brave surfers fought off a killer shark by whacking it with their boards. Andrew Rollo and Paul Gibson came face-to-face with the huge man-eater … Continue reading BRITS BATTER SHARK WITH SURFBOARDS – TWO brave surfers fought off a killer shark by whacking it with their boards.