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Shark surfing? Oregon man stands on great white

13 October, 2011 : - A surfer says he was knocked off his board by a shark off the Oregon Coast and he ended up standing on the 10-to-12-foot great white for several seconds before it swam off. The reported encounter happened Monday afternoon when Doug Niblack says he was surfing for a couple hours at The Cove in Sea…
Future of Sharks in doubt, several nations aim to help

7 October, 2011 : - - Doubts remain over the global future of sharks despite a commitment toward conservation and what experts see as a steady slide toward extinction. Overfishing of sharks poses risks for the oceans' ecology and the entire global environment. 73 million sharks are killed each year to support a globa…
Marshall Islands declare worlds largest shark sanctuary

2 October, 2011 : - The Marshall Islands government has created the world's largest shark sanctuary, covering nearly two million sq km of ocean. The Nitijela (senate)unanimously passed legislation that ends commercial fishing of sharks. The sanctuary covers about the same area as Indonesia, Mexico or Saudi Arabia. …
Shark Attack: French champion Mathieu Schiller killed

21 September, 2011 : - Mathieu Schiller, age 38, 1994 French national champion bodyboarder, was reported missing and presumed dead after being attacked by a shark off Saint Gilles, Reunion Island. the attack took place at approximately 15h10 Monday, September 19, 2011 a few meters from the shore off Boucan Canot beac…
Aussie shark victim remembered by local community

6 September, 2011 : - About 40 surfers have this morning taken part into an emotional paddle-out into the surf break at The Boneyards in Bunker Bay, where 21-year-old bodyboarder Kyle Burden was fatally mauled by a shark on Sunday. More than 100 of Mr Burden's friends, family and co-surfers attended this morning's me…
21-year-old man mauled by a shark in West Australia

4 September, 2011 : - A sombre mood has settled across the South-West of the state as news of a shark attack at Bunker Bay spread, only a year after a local surfer was killed at nearby Gracetown. The overcast day was described as having 'perfect shark conditions' by Dunsborough police officer-in-charge Sergeant Craig…
Surfer dies after shark attack off South Africa’s coast...

23 August, 2011 : - - A 49-year-old surfer died today after being attacked by a shark in Plettenberg Bay, 500 kilometers east of Cape Town. 'We’re not going to speculate on the type of shark,' a spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute said, adding that it’s Plettenberg Bay’s first fatal shark attack in 15 yea…
An original take on sharkbait - all for a Mars advert....

15 August, 2011 : - Unique photographic creation produced for a 'Mars' advert - Thomas Czarnecki, Directeur Artistique de profession ( Travail sur des marques telles que Fiat, Charal, Petit Navire, Costa croisière, Kellogg's, Quick, Prima, Femme Actuelle, Voici, Jeep, Ripolin, Swiffer, Philip Morris etc...), Thomas C…
Surfersvillage Awards: Surf Media talent emerging...

4 August, 2011 : - The 2011 Surfersvillage Awards have been inaugurated with the official Awards website now live. Creativity and originality will be honored at the Surfersvillage Awards. Journalists photographers videographers bloggers and webcasters are provided the opportunity to submit entries to the competition …
Video: 'Surfing Dolphins' Asian premiere on in Bali...

21 July, 2011 : - - 'Surfing Dolphins' is making it's Asian premiere at the Ombak Bali Surf Film Festival currently in full swing. A stunning labor of love - 14 years in the making - with visuals that elicit gasps of wonder and awe. If ever there was a case for them and us occupying separate but parallel worlds, thi…
The Climate Reality Project -24 Hours of Reality

20 July, 2011 : - What can change in a day? Everything. On September 14, the world will focus its attention on the truth about the climate crisis. For 24 hours, we will all live in reality. Pick a faraway place or a city near you. Make it yours for one day. We’re hitting every time zone — but only once. Choose a loca…
Great white shark jumps from sea into research boat

19 July, 2011 : - - Marine researchers in South Africa had a narrow escape after a three-metre-long great white shark breached and leapt into their boat, becoming trapped on deck for more than an hour. The incident occurred while the research team was conducting a shark population study off Seal Island, near Mossel B…
Video: SV TV recent uploads adds DOG BITES SHARK

17 July, 2011 : - Video Festival: Sharks are undisputed kings of the shallows, voracious predators who, with one flash of a fin, can send crowds fleeing for the shore. Check this plucky pooch who rounds them up like a flock of timid lambs and bites one as well. Also included in this weekend's Video Festival recent up…