Category Archives: World Wide

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

TAT7 Waterproof Case: Take Your iPhone Swimming, Surfing, or Skiing

VIa – TECHNA BOB   TAT7 Waterproof Case: Take Your iPhone Swimming, Surfing, or Skiing   March 31st, 2012 by: Range   Whether it’s to take your iPhone scuba diving, into the bathtub or just into the pool, the TAT7 Case will protect your precious phone from damage underwater. It’s an interesting case, that has … Continue reading TAT7 Waterproof Case: Take Your iPhone Swimming, Surfing, or Skiing

Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory

VIA – TELEGRAPH   Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory   Lucas Townsend The Sunday Telegraph April 01, 2012 12:00AM Beauty and the beasts: Sally Fitzgibbons catches up with former schoolmate Brett Morris as she has a surf with him and his St George-Illawarra Dragons NRL teammates Mitch … Continue reading Surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons almost took a very different path to sporting glory

Diver mauled to death by shark off Western Australia in 4th recent attack

VIA GLOBAL POST Diver mauled to death by shark off Western Australia in 4th recent attack A diver has been killed by a shark off a Western Australia beach, the fourth fatal attack off the WA coast since September last year. A diver has been killed by a shark off a Western Australia beach, the … Continue reading Diver mauled to death by shark off Western Australia in 4th recent attack

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

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