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Surfersvillage News-Alert Version 2:4

1 November, 2012 : - - MEDIA: The latest version of the hugely popular Surfersvillage Global Surf News-Alerts is preparing to launch in the next week. News-Alerts Version 2:4 will display in similar fashion to the extremely successful previous Version 2 models, however technical improvements transform it significantl…
Firsthand account of Humboldt shark attack

1 November, 2012 : - SHARK ATTACK: On October 30, 2012 Scott Stephens, 25, was surfing about 400 yards from shore at the ‘Bunkers' a surfing break at the North Jetty Humboldt Bay. It was 11:50 AM with water and air temperatures estimated at 53 and 62 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. The water was …
Shark attacks surfer in Northern California

30 October, 2012 : - SHARK ATTACK: A 25-year-old surfer was recovering Tuesday after he was apparently bitten by a shark off the coast of Eureka, the latest in a string of attacks between ocean lovers and sharks in California this year. Other surfers attended to the seriously injured man and drove him from the beach …
Great White suspected in Surfers death in California

25 October, 2012 : - On October 23, 2012 Francisco Javier Solorio, Jr., 39, was surfing with a companion near Surf Beach located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California. It was 11:50 AM and they were sitting upright on their surfboards about 100 yards from shore waiting for the next set. His companion had be…
Shark Attack: Surfer killed in California

24 October, 2012 : - On Tuesday October 23, Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., 40, of Orcutt was killed by a shark off Surf Beach near Lompoc. He was bitten by the shark in his upper torso. Solorio's surfing companion "saw the shark bite his friend," said Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department's Sgt. Mark A. Willi…
Bull Sharks have most powerful bite

21 October, 2012 : - The shark with the most powerful bite is the bull shark and bites with the most force relative to its size, according to a new study by USF. Marine biologists measured the bite strength from 13 different shark species and discovered a nine-foot bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) had a bite force of…
SUPer almost becomes supper on Maui

19 October, 2012 : - An avid stand-up paddler on Maui avoided injury after a shark took a bite out of his board in waters off Ka'a Point. The incident happened 300 yards off shore near Kanaha Beach Park. Dave Peterson, of Pukalani, says he was waiting for another wave when all of a sudden the shark hit his board and …
Bull sharks crowned bite-force champions

15 October, 2012 : - U.S. researchers and European colleagues say they've determined bull sharks have the strongest bite of any shark, even stronger than the dreaded great white. Bull sharks, in relation to their body size, bite harder than other, larger predatory sharks, Maria Habegger of the University of South Flo…
Windsurfer encounters shark in Santa Cruz

11 October, 2012 : - - Shark encounter in Santa Cruz: 'There was a tremendous jolt under my board which threw me into the air. At first I thought I'd hit some kelp but realized quickly that I hadn't been going fast enough to have that kind of impact. I landed in the water, between my board and the sail, which had fal…
Octopus restrains shark, unties knots, takes food

6 October, 2012 : - VIDEO: Marine scientists were testing an underwater video system at the bottom of False Bay in Cape Town, using a bait canister to lure fish. An octopus broke into it, untied knots and stole the food, holding a pyjama shark hostage all at the same time. The Marine scientists captured fo…
The Great Fiji Shark Count

6 October, 2012 : - - The seas around the islands of Fiji are teaming with ocean life, and lots of sharks! From tourism operators, adventurers, marine researchers, coastal fishermen, deep sea anglers, anyone with a love for the blue and the wonders living in it, it was a time to check who is alive down there, and how…
After five attacks Aussies decide to kill sharks

27 September, 2012 : - The government of Western Australia has said it plans to track, catch and if necessary kill sharks threatening beachgoers after a record five fatal attacks in the state in the past year. Officials will be allowed to destroy sharks 'posing an imminent threat,' Fisheries Minister Norman Moore sai…
Shark Research Committee hosts lecture

21 September, 2012 : - The Shark Research Committee is attempting to raise enough in donations to commence their new carnobacterium project and a white shark PAT program. The carnobacterium project concerns the numbers of stranded juvenile sharks along the coast and the infection of their central nervous system by th…