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"Surgery has been performed on a shark at a Dorset sea life center - in what is thought to be the first such procedure out of water. Florence, a 6ft (1.8m) nurse shark, was taken ill at Weymouth Sea Life Park. She was anesthetized while still in her tank, then lifted on to anoperating table. Sea water was pumped across her gills to keep herbreathing."by BBCClick here for full article... More >
"Scientists have turned up new evidence showing that ocean noise can affect the communication of whales. Studying blue whales off the eastern Canadian coast, they found the animals changed their vocalizations in response to an underwater seismic survey. The survey was conducted using gear considered to have a low impact."by BBCClick here for full article... More >
"Beach-goers may have gotten more than they bargained for Monday when a 12-foot-long thresher shark washed ashore in Seaside. A crowd quickly formed around the bloody carcass, which Seaside Aquarium staffer Keith Chandler called a juvenile. Adult thresher sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, Chandler said."by NWCNClick here for full article... More >
"Jesse Fernandez did it backward. Let's face it, nobody starts his athletic career as a professional and works his way toward becoming an amateur. Nobody except Fernandez. The Kill Devil Hills, N.C., resident spent his first years of competitive surfing as a pro in an old East Coast longboard series. He said he won a handful of events, then bowed out of competition for several years."by The Virginian-PilotClick here for full article... More >
"Numerous large squid are reportedly washing up dead on the central Oregon coast near Heceta Head. Oregon State Parks and Recreation spokesman Chris Havel tells the Oregonian his office is hearing reports of dozens of what are probably Humboldt squid. He says they're typically much more common in warmer waters around Santa Cruz, Calif."by The Associated PressClick here for full article... More >
Just when you thought that the tour was getting boring, with Parkohaving secured his title only four event wins in with his third firstplace finish of the year at J-Bay, things go and get squirrelly on us.Rob Machado, surfing as a wildcard, takes out our thought-to-be 2009title holder, and, numerically speaking, it's still possible thatthere's a hint of a race on our hands. Just a hint, but right now,that's enough to keep my eyes glued on France. That being..... More >
"Beachgoers who flocked to the shore to take advantage of lower prices and thinner crowds have discovered narrow beaches full of sharp rocks, seashells and debris. Every beach from Rehoboth to Ocean City faced heavy erosion due to the low-pressure system that stalled out in the Atlantic last week. 'At its worst, we had 6- to 8-feet waves and a storm surge up into the dunes,' said Ray Tartal, chief of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol. During high tide, he said Rehoboth Beach disappeared..... More >
"Staring at the colorful fleet of two rafts and a dozen stand-up paddle (SUP) boards strewn across the launch ramp, Westwater River ranger Alvin Halliday didn't bat an eye. At one of the most popular whitewater boating runs on the Colorado River, river managers at Westwater Canyon long ago established the set of rules used to regulate river runners in the fragile desert environment just across the state line. But as a new whitewater activity poised to explode on the adventure sports scene,..... More >
"A baby sea lion is safe and back in the water after being found stranded in Long Beach. Tommy Lee says he found the animal near Golden Shore Street around 9:00 p.m. Monday, just feet from the water. Lee was walking and said the animal came up to him with a sad look on its face."by KTLAClick here for full article... More >
"An American diver's discovery of unexploded bombs after plunging down the Lagundi Reef off Talisay, Cebu has led to underwater bomb retrieval operations by Philippine National Police (PNP) bomb disposal experts and local divers over the weekend. The combined team combed the depths of the Lagundi Reef seabed off Talisay City in search of World War II vintage bombs. Talisay's shoreline is the site of the historic American Landing on March 26, 1945 that led to the liberation of Cebu from..... More >
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Shark gets out-of-water surgery
Posted: 09/23/2009"Surgery has been performed on a shark at a Dorset sea life center - in what is thought to be the first such procedure out of water. Florence, a 6ft (1.8m) nurse shark, was taken ill at Weymouth Sea Life Park. She was anesthetized while still in her tank, then lifted on to anoperating table. Sea water was pumped across her gills to keep herbreathing."by BBCClick here for full article... More >
Noisy ocean blocks whale calls
Posted: 09/23/2009"Scientists have turned up new evidence showing that ocean noise can affect the communication of whales. Studying blue whales off the eastern Canadian coast, they found the animals changed their vocalizations in response to an underwater seismic survey. The survey was conducted using gear considered to have a low impact."by BBCClick here for full article... More >
12-ft shark carcass washes up on beach
Posted: 09/23/2009"Beach-goers may have gotten more than they bargained for Monday when a 12-foot-long thresher shark washed ashore in Seaside. A crowd quickly formed around the bloody carcass, which Seaside Aquarium staffer Keith Chandler called a juvenile. Adult thresher sharks can grow up to 20 feet long, Chandler said."by NWCNClick here for full article... More >
Former pro takes twin surf titles
Posted: 09/23/2009"Jesse Fernandez did it backward. Let's face it, nobody starts his athletic career as a professional and works his way toward becoming an amateur. Nobody except Fernandez. The Kill Devil Hills, N.C., resident spent his first years of competitive surfing as a pro in an old East Coast longboard series. He said he won a handful of events, then bowed out of competition for several years."by The Virginian-PilotClick here for full article... More >
Large, dead squid swamp Oregon coast
Posted: 09/22/2009"Numerous large squid are reportedly washing up dead on the central Oregon coast near Heceta Head. Oregon State Parks and Recreation spokesman Chris Havel tells the Oregonian his office is hearing reports of dozens of what are probably Humboldt squid. He says they're typically much more common in warmer waters around Santa Cruz, Calif."by The Associated PressClick here for full article... More >
French Connection
Posted: 09/22/2009Just when you thought that the tour was getting boring, with Parkohaving secured his title only four event wins in with his third firstplace finish of the year at J-Bay, things go and get squirrelly on us.Rob Machado, surfing as a wildcard, takes out our thought-to-be 2009title holder, and, numerically speaking, it's still possible thatthere's a hint of a race on our hands. Just a hint, but right now,that's enough to keep my eyes glued on France. That being..... More >
Atlantic storms cause dramatic beach e..
Posted: 09/22/2009"Beachgoers who flocked to the shore to take advantage of lower prices and thinner crowds have discovered narrow beaches full of sharp rocks, seashells and debris. Every beach from Rehoboth to Ocean City faced heavy erosion due to the low-pressure system that stalled out in the Atlantic last week. 'At its worst, we had 6- to 8-feet waves and a storm surge up into the dunes,' said Ray Tartal, chief of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol. During high tide, he said Rehoboth Beach disappeared..... More >
River surfers go mainstream
Posted: 09/22/2009"Staring at the colorful fleet of two rafts and a dozen stand-up paddle (SUP) boards strewn across the launch ramp, Westwater River ranger Alvin Halliday didn't bat an eye. At one of the most popular whitewater boating runs on the Colorado River, river managers at Westwater Canyon long ago established the set of rules used to regulate river runners in the fragile desert environment just across the state line. But as a new whitewater activity poised to explode on the adventure sports scene,..... More >
Stranded baby sea lion rescued
Posted: 09/22/2009"A baby sea lion is safe and back in the water after being found stranded in Long Beach. Tommy Lee says he found the animal near Golden Shore Street around 9:00 p.m. Monday, just feet from the water. Lee was walking and said the animal came up to him with a sad look on its face."by KTLAClick here for full article... More >
Reef divers find unexploded bombs
Posted: 09/22/2009"An American diver's discovery of unexploded bombs after plunging down the Lagundi Reef off Talisay, Cebu has led to underwater bomb retrieval operations by Philippine National Police (PNP) bomb disposal experts and local divers over the weekend. The combined team combed the depths of the Lagundi Reef seabed off Talisay City in search of World War II vintage bombs. Talisay's shoreline is the site of the historic American Landing on March 26, 1945 that led to the liberation of Cebu from..... More >
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