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Quiksilver explores Florida's waterways

31 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Expedition Florida 500 (XF500) is a yearlong modern-day exploration of Florida’s coastline, waterways, and aquatic ecosystems, as seen through the eyes of the waterman in honor of a significant anniversary for Florida. 2013 is Florida's 500th anniversary since Ponce de Le&…
Patagonia works on grasslands restoration

31 January, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Patagonia Inc., The Nature Conservancy, and Argentine rancher network Ovis XXI announced a partnership to reverse over 100 years of overgrazing in 15 million acres of Patagonia’s iconic grasslands. The Nature Conservancy is working closely with Ovis XXI’s wool producers…
SAS rallies a nation to clean its beaches

29 January, 2013 : - Environment: Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on coastal communities to get involved with the SAS Big Spring Beach Clean on 22nd, 23rd & 24th March to help tackle the marine litter crisis hitting UK shores. SAS is encouraging community volunteers to lead their own beach cleans as …
Bomb fishing jeopordizes Mentawai surf

28 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: For more than month now, the Playgrounds area has had at least three boats every day bombing the reefs. When the weather is good, they can do over five cycles of bombing and collecting the dead fish in a day. Each cycle is between 5 - 8 bombs. Just doing a low average we calculat…
Mt.Batur ascent helps Bali's waterways

25 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia (CCAI), Surftime Magazine, Deus Ex Machina, ESRU and the ROLE Foundation are proud to announce their great success with the Source to the Sea environmental initiative proyek. The SOS (Source to the Sea) Proyek was the second half of the Put Up Or Shut Up Fr…
Kepa Acero sessions Antarctica with penguins

25 January, 2013 : - VIDEO: Kepa Acero follows his '5 SEAS' project in Antarctica aboard the Pakea Bizkaia and although he is having unforgettable experiences, he has not been able until now to meet one of his goals: surf virgin waves in extreme conditions in the Amundsen sea. Let´s hope that in these last…
Old surfboard gets reborn, wins Best Short

24 January, 2013 : - FILM: Save The Waves Film Festival is pleased to announce that the film 'Upcycling' is the winner of the film festival's 2012 Best Short Film Award Presented by Clif Bar. 'Upcycling' follows the transformation of an old surfboard into a new surfboard. Amidst the beauty of this transformation…
Coolangatta networks with other surf cities

24 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: The Gold Coast will play host to the first Global Surf Cities Conference in the days prior to the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Surf Events on 27 February to 1 March 2013. The conference will bring together leading surf city representatives from around the world and Australia. The con…
Save the Waves names new Executive Director

23 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Save The Waves Coalition announces that it has hired a new Executive Director, Nik Strong-Cvetich, to join the Save The Waves team beginning in February 2013. Nik has extensive experience in leading, designing, developing and growing environmental programs for small non-profits.…
Managing Wave Wealth: Gold Coast plans

23 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Few surf cities in the world have Management Plans for the surf zone. With the Gold Coast in Australia claiming to be the foremost ‘surf city’, steps have been taken toward a whole-of-city strategic Surf Management Plan. While such a move is regarded as long overdue,…
Hainan Is. China's Hawaii, More surfers than primates

23 January, 2013 : - - TRAVEL: The exotic, magnificent, tropical island of Hainan in Southern China is set to become the main attraction for surfers in China starting next weekend. The Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival will take place in Wanning, Hainan Island, China from J…
Waterways of Indonesia honored with event

18 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia, Surftime Magazine And Deus Ex Machina announce the Source to the Sea environmental initiative project that will take place on January 19th and 20th. SOS (Source to the Sea) is the second half of the Put Up Or Shut Up Freesurfing Championship that took plac…
Oregon taps wave energy for power grid

16 January, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: The nation’s first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test facility will be located at Newport on the Oregon coast. The new facility, called the Pacific Marine Energy Center, will test energy generation potential and the environmental impacts of wave energy devices,…