VIA – LA TIMES Kent Williams, owner of New Fishall Bait Co., stands next to a 1,323.5-pound Mako shark at the company’s headquarters in Gardena. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / June 4, 2013) From KTLA NewsJune 4, 2013, 8:35 a.m. Talk about a monster catch. A group of fishermen hauled in a … Continue reading 1,300-pound shark caught off Huntington Beach could be record #SurfReport #Fishing
Yes to renewables, no to oil drilling in Canaries. We have the power. The Canary Islands are an important habitat. The seabed is home to cold-water corals that host an abundance of marine wildlife, nearly one third of it endemic. The islands are situated in a transit zone of dolphins and whales. The EU, ITC … Continue reading Yes to renewables, no to oil drilling in Canaries. We have the power.
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Shawn Dollar surfs his record wave at Cortes Bank. (Frank Quirarte) Less than two weeks after winning the Pacifico Paddle Award at the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards ceremony, Guinness has officially certified Shawn Dollar’s 61-foot wave at the Cortes Bank off California as a new World Record. The … Continue reading Shawn Dollar’s wave certified by Guinness Book of World Records as biggest ever paddle-surfed #SantaCruz #SurfReport
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Rainer Schimpf spotted the whale off Port Elizabeth in South Africa It was missing its right-side pectoral fin and dorsal fin But it was cared for by its pod which shared food with the young male By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 05:17 EST, 19 May 2013 | UPDATED: 15:08 EST, … Continue reading Disabled killer whale with missing fins survives with the help of family who hunt for its food
CTV British Columbia Published Sunday, May 19, 2013 7:48PM PDT A Campbell River man facing more than $10,000 worth of major reconstructive surgery after a chance encounter with a breaching whale says he’s just lucky to be alive. Ray Boyd was crossing the waters off northern Vancouver Island when an enormous whale breached next to … Continue reading Island man needs extensive surgery after smashing into whale
VIA – CBS May 13, 2013 8:42 AM Garrett McNamara, the legendary surfer who holds the world record for the tallest wave ever surfed, describes what it’s like to ride such a huge wall of water. He takes Anderson Cooper into the waters off Portugal where he rode that 78-foot wave … Continue reading Interview – Garrett McNamara: The ride of his life – 60 Minutes Interview
VIA – REUTERS Mr Pipeline thinks Olympic surfing is swell idea By James Regan SYDNEY | Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:11am EST (Reuters) – With millions of people from Norway to Nantucket taking up surfing it is high time the sport was given a place at the Olympic Games, says revered Hawaiian surfer … Continue reading Mr Pipeline thinks Olympic surfing is swell idea
VIA – VANCOUVER ONLINE Canadian loses leg in vicious shark attack By Thandi Fletcher, Postmedia News September 30, 2011 A Canadian-born man is fighting for his life after being attacked by a great white shark while swimming at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa. At about 12: 30 p.m. on Wednesday, Michael Cohen, 43, … Continue reading Canadian loses leg in vicious shark attack
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