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
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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
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VIDEO: Week 12 – Weekly Waimea Reports with Mark Healey – Mavericks
Week 12 – Weekly Waimea Reports with Mark Healey – Mavericks Although a major swell hit Hawaii last week that potentially could have been “Eddie size”, unfavorable wind and weather came along with it blowing out the surf. In this week’s update, Mark Healey hops a plane to Northern California and scores huge … Continue reading VIDEO: Week 12 – Weekly Waimea Reports with Mark Healey – Mavericks
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
Photo: Oil spill slicks Cape Town beach
Alberta man dies while scuba diving in 'rough surf' off Hawaiian coast – Third drowning in Honokohau area in past week, according to police
VIA – VANCOUVER SUN Alberta man dies while scuba diving in ‘rough surf’ off Hawaiian coast Third drowning in Honokohau area in past week, according to police Calgary Herald April 12, 2012 7:48 AM William Savage, 59, of Okotoks, was with a scuba diving tour north of Honokohau when the incident occurred, police … Continue reading Alberta man dies while scuba diving in 'rough surf' off Hawaiian coast – Third drowning in Honokohau area in past week, according to police
VIDEO: "BoardRoom – Legends of Surfboard Shaping" Set For Big Screen Debut In 2012
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‘Innersection’ Voters Rally For Maui Surfer Albee Layer
Lucky escape from Australia shark attack #SurfReport
Surfers injured in collision at Jeffreys Bay
VIA – NEWS 24 Surfers in collision in Jeffreys Bay 2012-03-26 11:17 Johannesburg – Three surfers collided, seriously injuring two of them, at Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape at the weekend, the NSRI said on Monday. We found a 15-year-old male and a 16-year-old female both suffering injuries after reportedly colliding with a … Continue reading Surfers injured in collision at Jeffreys Bay
Another Shark Attack in Seychelles, 2 deaths this month…
VIA – ETURBO NEWS Maritime Safety Advisory Issued Emergency meeting held to address freak shark accident in Praslin Aug 16, 2011 The Seychelles Minister for Home Affairs, Environment, Transport & Energy, Mr. Joel Morgan, chaired an emergency meeting last night in his office to consider the unfortunate freak shark accident off the island of Praslin, … Continue reading Another Shark Attack in Seychelles, 2 deaths this month…