FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: As the mysterious event that causes sawfish to spin and die continues, experts are taking an unprecedented step to protect the critically endangered ray. For the first time in U.S history, scientists launched an emergency effort this week ...
Inside the dolphin sex scandal that outraged a nation
While we are primarily print magazine and a surf site, we figure any old thing to do with the ocean is ...
RIP Max Pendergast - paddle out, April 27
Byron Bay lost a treasure when Max Pendergast died recently, aged 80. To know Max was to like and admire ...
Thief knocks off surfer’s car in a crazy scene at packed Duranbah – news vid
Dbah on the southern end of the Gold Coast can be a pretty heavy spot at times, but this is next ...
Stealing Paradise: Sand Mafias, Beach Thefts
Did you know there is a global shortage of sand? And there are organised groups that exploit this? Like, sand mafias! ...
The 2024 LOGJAM! Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz
The Contest. Big Stick Surfing Association’s Logjam! is going off on April 27-28. The contest is the longest running vintage longboard event ...
Why aren’t there more saltwater wave pools?
From WavePool Mag: With Kelly Slater’s unveiling of Surf Abu Dhabi last week and the stacks of comments that followed, one ...
One trillion reasons why your daily surf is good for your health, and the economy
Universities in Australia and Chile have gotten together and worked out that surfing is good for your mental and physical ...
Nine-minutes of raw drone footage from Skeleton Bay
Namibia’s freakish racetrack, the best it’s been in two years. Filmed by Mendo Dornelas: “Crazy few days in Namibia to see one ...
DAVE WINS THE OCEANSIDE 9’3” BLUNT
Dave Maxwell is a didge-playing, old mal-frothing, cat loving, hard working father of two and granddad of three out of ...
Campaign and petition to stop mega octopus farm – from Ekō
News from Ekō: Octopuses are highly intelligent and sentient beings, capable of complex problem-solving and social interaction. It's well-documented that they suffer ...
“Mona Boys - Surfing in the Sixties”
Produced and edited by Phil Sheppard, this is a really great little 33-minute movie – so maybe do yourself a favour, ...
The Bells’n’Blues show - Crescent Swells - track list, tune in
“This week’s show kicks off with the classic Bells opener AC/DC’s Hells Bells. We pay tribute to the some of the ...
Five more cocaine ‘bricks’ washed up on Sydney beaches as drug mystery deepens
More than 250 kilos of cocaine has washed up on Newcastle to Sydney beaches since December. Here’s the news on ...
News from the Byron Bay Malibu Club – who have donated over $300k to local charities over the years via ...
Record breaking paddle-out at Torquay – news & vid
From Surfrider Foundation Australia: Over last weekend, Torquay took it to another level, with a record-breaking paddle out to stand up ...
Granny Grommets riding the waves of Western Australia's south coast every week
From ABC Great Southern, posted June '23: If you visit Albany's popular Middleton Beach on a Friday morning, it would be ...
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