Rather than mope around at home, legions of unemployed Spaniards are riding out the economic crisis on some of the best waves in Europe, driving a surf boom on the country’s northern breaks. With one in four now out of a job in Spain, surf professionals say the number of surfers has jumped on the stretch of coastline from western Galicia to the border with France.
People are taking their unemployment money and  … More
A Florida surfer is thanking Facebook users for the return of the underwater camera that he lost while surfing off a Jacksonville beach. The camera had drifted to the bottom of the ocean and washed up on shore more than seven months later.
Andy Walker was surfing near South Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. on April 4 when his waterproof GoPro camera, attached to his board via an adhesive mount, suddenly slipped off. He told ABC Jacksonville affiliate WJXX that he thought the $500 camera was lost and gone forever  … More
With such heated debate about the conservation of sharks, and the natural desire for safety in our waters, the use of shark deterrent technology has become a necessary conversation that we simply must have. There is much speculation about the offered products, and for those that have that amphibious streak, there are a few pressing questions that are being asked:
Does this technology actually work? How does it work? And does it attract sharks and then deter them?  … More
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Thank you to the team at Terra Australis for this video. They dropped a Shark Shield FREEDOM7 down with a baited camera off the North West Australian coast. A variety of shark species turned up for a look, and didn’t like what they found next to the bait!