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Billabong Rio Pro ON at Barra da Tijuca

Billabong Rio Pro ON at Barra da Tijuca, Round 2 BARRA DA TIJUCA/Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Billabong Rio Pro is called back ON this morning at Barra da Tijuca with Round 2 commencing at 7:30am in building two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves. The contest is back on after several lay days were called consecutively over the last week which caused the event a waiting period until conditions improved. “It’s been a bit of a wait, but the surf is returning …Read More

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Mysterious Deep Sea Creatures

Dangerous and Deadly Sea Creatures Frilled Shark Humans rarely encounter frilled sharks, which prefer to remain in the oceans’ depths, up to 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) below the surface. Considered living fossils, frilled sharks bear many physical characteristics of ancestors who swam the seas in the time of the dinosaurs. This 5.3-foot (1.6-meter) specimen was found in shallow water in Japan in 2007 and transferred to a marine park. It died hours after being caught. Marine Worm The peanut worm …Read More

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Neonicotinoids, A Billion Dollar Industry! Too Big To Ban? Nah…

The Organic View - Are Neonicotinoids Too Big To Ban? Are Neonicotinoids Too Big To Ban? There has been a huge debate over the impact of Neonicotinoids, which are a class of systemic pesticides with a common mode of action that affects the central nervous system of insects, causing paralysis and death. Neonicotinoids are often applied as seed treatments. This basically means that the seeds are coated before planting occurs. Neonicotinoids also generate billions of dollars for the agro-chemical companies that …Read More

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Tyler Wright Wins Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro

Tyler Wright claims victory at Colgate Plax Rio Pro BARRA DA TIJUCA/Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Tyler Wright (AUS), 19, takes the lead on the 2013 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour (WCT) after winning the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro. Wright secured the win with high scores throughout dominating the Barra Da Tijuca lineup from start to finish. “This feels pretty good,” Wright said. “This whole event has been stepping stones for me. I started off a bit shaky and this is …Read More

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Shark Conservation, Critical To Ecosystem Health

Dead or Alive: The Promise of Tourism for Shark Conservation When many people hear the words shark and tourism in the same sentence, the first thing they think of is how to avoid these creatures of the deep. The second thing is the ubiquitous image of a small diver in a shark cage, coming face-to-face with a great white in a caricature of what these intimate interactions once were and could be. Unfortunately, the people who give in to these …Read More

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