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South African surfer attacked by 15 foot shark

7 July, 2012 : - South African surfer survived an attack by a shark measuring up to 5m at a popular beach in the south of the country on Friday, rescuers said. Jacque Mostert, 29, was attacked and injured while he was surfing during a holiday in Stilbaai in Western Cape province...…
SHARKS: China bans Shark Fin Soup at official events

4 July, 2012 : - China has announced it will prohibit official banquets from serving shark fin soup. The ban could take up to three years to take effect. The decision was welcomed by campaigners, experts have long cautioned that rising demand for shark fin soup over the past two decades has imperiled shark population…
Victoria surfer brushes with shark at Port Campbell

13 June, 2012 : - An Ocean Grove surfer will have a tall tale to tell after surviving a brush with a 1.5metre shark. The 42-year-old was surfing with friends at Port Campbell yesterday morning when he was attacked by the shark. He felt something brush against him in the water and turned to find the shark latched onto…
NEW version of Surfing News-Alert is LIVE daily

16 May, 2012 : - Surfing News-Alerts are updates of the very latest news selected by our editors from Surfing News, ASP & ISA Contests, Surf-Industry News, Video & Photography Updates, Meteorological Events, Surforecasts, and much more. It is a Goldmine for Surfers. Uses for the all new Surfersvillage Global Surf New…
Western Cape to hold hearings on growing shark issues

8 May, 2012 : - The Western Cape government on Tuesday said it is trying to get to the bottom of what it describes as 'worrying issues' relating to shark activity along the province's coast. Hearings have been set down for next week, when the provincial administration will attempt to get various people in the area of…
Memorial held for shark attack victim David Lilienfeld

20 April, 2012 : - David Lilienfeld died Thursday after being attacked by a Great White Shark in South Africa. On Friday the ISA WJSC in Panama started with all 31 of the delegations in a circle and ISA president Fernando Aguerre sharing heart-felt words on David's passing. All the participants observed a moment of s…
South African dies after False Bay shark attack

19 April, 2012 : - A 20-year-old body boarder was killed Thursday when a giant shark estimated at up to five metres long bit off his leg in a Cape Town bay, in South Africa’s second deadly mauling this year. 'The deceased man sustained complete amputation of his right leg, below the hip, while body boarding with his …
Shark research in False Bay blamed for fatal attack

19 April, 2012 : - The tragic news just in that a 20 year-old bodyboarder, David Lilienfeld, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked by a Great White Shark while surfing at the ‘Caves’ at Kogel Bay beach on the Eastern side of False Bay, has led to an outcry from local and international shark experts and ocean u…
Shark Tagging project to operate in False Bay

14 April, 2012 : - The controversial Ocearch shark tagging project headed by American Chris Fischer, the producer of the dramatised Shark Men series on the National Geographic Channel, will be operating in False Bay starting on Sunday (15 April) despite the concerted opposition of the local and international shark ex…
South Africa's white sharks stressed out for television

10 April, 2012 : - National Geographic is filming its reality show 'Shark-Men' with the assistance of researchers off Seal Island between the 10th – 30th April 2012. A permit to operate in the bay has been provided by Dr. Alan Boyd, Director of Biodiversity and Coastal Research – Environmental Affairs, without consu…
Oahu: Surfer punches shark and survives attack...

6 April, 2012 : - It is not often an encounter with a shark ends where the shark slinks away and the human survives relatively unscathed. Hawaiian surfer Joshua Holley fended off a shark that attacked him by punching him in the face. The shark went under his board and came up the other side. 'I punched him once and t…
Shark Attack: Man killed by shark off Busselton, W.A.

31 March, 2012 : - A 33-year-old father-of-two has become Western Australia's latest fatal shark attack victim after setting off for a morning dive with his brother on Saturday. Peter Kurmann, from Vasse, was diving about 1600m off Stratham Beach, within Geographe Bay south of Bunbury, when he was attacked by a shark…
Water resources threatened by demand and climate

17 March, 2012 : - Unprecedented growth in demands for water are threatening all major development goals warns the UN. Rising food demand, rapid urbanization and climate change are significantly increasing pressure on global water supplies. This complex situation requires a radical rethink of the way water is managed…