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Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH   Mavericks Legend “Flea” Rescues Struggling Body Boarder   Darryl “Flea” Virostko saw a 65-year-old boogie boarder fighting one of the largest swells in two years. He took action. Action Sports Wire By Danny Keith 9:18 pm Darryl “Flea” Virostko and his brother Troy were driving along West Cliff Drive … Continue reading Mavericks Legend "Flea" Rescues Struggling Body Boarder

3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru

so sad…   VIA – TREE HUGGER   3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru Stephen Messenger Science / Ocean Conservation April 2, 2012 bobistraveling/CC BY 2.0 Along just one stretch of coastline in Peru, more than 3,000 dead dolphins have washed ashore in just the last 3 months, and the disturbing trend … Continue reading 3,000 Dolphins Found Dead on the Coast of Peru

Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase

VIA – KHOA   Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase Associated Press Posted on April 2, 2012 at 2:01 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — A migrating gray whale with debris wrapped around its tail was finally freed after rescuers in a small boat chased it along the Southern California coast so they could … Continue reading Entangled gray whale off Calif. freed after chase

San Diego: Heavy surf pounds coast for second day #SurfReport

VIA – UT SAN DIEGO   Heavy surf pounds coast for second day Written by Gary Robbins 4:34 p.m., April 2, 2012 Updated 5:04 p.m. A powerful swell out of the west-northwest mixed with one from the south-southwest to produce a second day of big waves along the San Diego County coastline, as UT-Sandiego photograph … Continue reading San Diego: Heavy surf pounds coast for second day #SurfReport

Out and About blog: Santa Cruz pro surfer Nat Young wins Vans Pier Classic

  VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL   Out and About blog: Santa Cruz pro surfer Nat Young wins Vans Pier Classic By Christina Gullickson – Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted:   04/02/2012 09:07:12 AM PDT   Santa Cruz’s Nat Young sneaked through the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Vans Pier Classic. Then – in a style … Continue reading Out and About blog: Santa Cruz pro surfer Nat Young wins Vans Pier Classic

2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH 2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger   Saturday was the inaugural festival to award the gladiator surfers that ride Mavericks. Action Sports Wire By Danny Keith 3:36 pm   Thanks to the relationship with The Go Big Project, Grind Out Hunger had the opportunity to participate in … Continue reading 2012 Mavericks Invitational Festival Goes Big and Grinds Out Hunger

Santa Cruz: Three Rescued from Big Waves Sunday – Video #SurfReport

VIA – SANTA CRUZ PATCH Three Rescued from Big Waves Sunday No one was injured but exhausted boarders and surfers had to be pulled from the water. By Brad Kava April 1, 2012 Big waves and lots of sunshine had the Santa Cruz Fire Department working hard Sunday, but luckily, with three calls for rescues, … Continue reading Santa Cruz: Three Rescued from Big Waves Sunday – Video #SurfReport

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Great white shark caught off Marina del Ray has a new home in Monterey Bay Aquarium

Another reason to get back to the Monterey Bay Aquarium!: VIA – CONTRA COSTA TIMES Great white shark caught off MDR has a new home From wire service reports Posted: 09/01/2011 01:51:12 PM PDT Updated: 09/01/2011 01:52:17 PM PDT A great white shark that was captured in Marina del Rey has a new home today … Continue reading Great white shark caught off Marina del Ray has a new home in Monterey Bay Aquarium