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A gray whale swam halfway across the world, setting a new record

A gray whale swam halfway across the world, setting a new record

From the Amazing Sea Stories file: The 40-foot male travelled from the North Pacific to Namibia, the first sighting of the species in the Southern Hemisphere. A gray whale has swum the longest distance ever recorded in a marine vertebrate—more than 16,700 miles—over ...


Pacific Longboarder’s editor JB waffling on the Oz Longboarding Podcast

Pacific Longboarder’s editor JB waffling on the Oz Longboarding Podcast

Along with panelists Jason “Weeksy” Weeks in Perth, West Australia, Kirra Molnar in Noosa, Queensland, Matty “Cookie” Cook in Cronulla, ...

Tools, teamwork & trickery - newly discovered dolphin behaviours

Tools, teamwork & trickery - newly discovered dolphin behaviours

News from Nat Geo: There’s no question dolphins are incredibly smart. But how they use their intelligence to survive continues ...

R.I.P. Fred Pyke 1934-2021 - Australian innovator, shaper and manufacturer gone at 87

R.I.P. Fred Pyke 1934-2021 - Australian innovator, shaper and manufacturer gone at 87

Torquay surf industry pioneer Fred Pyke has been remembered as one of the most influential figures of his time and ...

“PYKE PERFECTION” – an entertaining 14-minute film by Glen Hunwick on Victorian trail-blazer FRED PYKE

“PYKE PERFECTION” – an entertaining 14-minute film by Glen Hunwick on Victorian trail-blazer FRED PYKE

A then-and-now celebration of Fred Pyke's surfboards, this film features a collection of extremely good surfers from the Torquay area riding a ...

Great Whites swim around and under surfers  - drone footage

Great Whites swim around and under surfers - drone footage

Insane drone footage caught off the coast of Del Mar shows juvenile great white sharks swimming underneath surfers who are ...

Camping, Vanning, Meh!

Camping, Vanning, Meh!

An “opinion” piece from Neil “Moonwalker” Armstrong:  There’s no phrase on earth that divides people quicker than "let’s go camping”. Whether ...

Innovative longboarder, musician, free-thinker, inventor of the shark biscuit, Tom Morey gone at 86

Innovative longboarder, musician, free-thinker, inventor of the shark biscuit, Tom Morey gone at 86

"The world is an old-fashioned place to me. Everything I see can be improved."  Despite the incredible world-wide success of the ...

Bicycles rival cars in Mick and Claw’s new 93-unit beach tower

Bicycles rival cars in Mick and Claw’s new 93-unit beach tower

Geez, Mick Fanning and Doug Warbrick’s new $130m project! As reported in realestate.com: Three-time world surf champ Mick Fanning has voted ...

The Fine Surfcraft “Pilsner” lands with our 91st subscriber board winner on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

The Fine Surfcraft “Pilsner” lands with our 91st subscriber board winner on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

“BEEE U TIFUL! Thank you so much for this fantastic gift Andrew and PLB. Well worth the wait and can't ...

A good news story! Seals stage a comeback on France’s northern coast

A good news story! Seals stage a comeback on France’s northern coast

Crowds of seals lie on the sand, some wriggling towards the water, on the northern French coast where they are ...

“Inner Wild” – Karina Rozunko, Makala Smith, Mele Saili, Sarah Brady, Leah Dawson - the full 19-minute film

“Inner Wild” – Karina Rozunko, Makala Smith, Mele Saili, Sarah Brady, Leah Dawson - the full 19-minute film

Premiered in 2020, “Inner Wild is a visual exploration into the joy a group of women find in the sea, ...

Turtle V Shark -  VIDEO – a World First

Turtle V Shark - VIDEO – a World First

The footage, filmed from the turtle’s perspective, shows it biting and lunging at a tiger shark in a successful bid to fend ...

A deep dive into the hidden world of whale culture

A deep dive into the hidden world of whale culture

“Whales’ alliances, their intricate conversations, and how they attract mates or care for their young seem eerily familiar. The mysteries ...

A tribute to Marty Sugarman

A tribute to Marty Sugarman

From Bob Feigel: The world of surfing - and beyond - has lost one of its finest creative minds and ...

Victory in Baja – San Miguel surf break protected

Victory in Baja – San Miguel surf break protected

In a historic moment for environmental and surf conservation, the first state park in Baja California, Mexico was officially approved, ...

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 108 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

THE NEW PLB - ISSUE 108 - Mick the Mighty Proofreader brings the inside info on what's in it

Mighty Mick the Hyphen brings us his run-down on what lies between the covers of the newie: Issue No 108  >> FEATURES TO ...

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