Amazon Should Not Sell Shark Souvenirs
OceanKin Conservation is working to petition Amazon to stop selling shark parts as souvenirs to customers around the world.
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Taylor Cunningham Discusses The Wonder Of Sharks On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Taylor Cunningham is a Marine Biologist and Shark Conservationist. She received her degrees in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Tampa in Florida. While at university she focused on researching hammerhead hydrodynamics. She is a PADI Divemaster, freediver, and a shark safety diver
Steve Minaglia Does His 19th Channel Crossing With Friends
Steve Minaglia Does His 19th Channel Crossing With Friends Courtesy of Stefan Reinke, Kaulakahi Channel, Hawaii. On August 8th, the same day that Stefan Reinke, Bill Goding, Lectie Altman, Marcus Guttmann and Ryan Leong Guttmann completed a group 27.3 km tandem swim of the Kaulakahi Channel from Kauai to Ni’ihau in 11 hours 38 minutes. A short time after
Pablo Fernández Álvarez Swims With Sharks In South Africa
Pablo Fernández Álvarez Swims With Sharks In South Africa Courtesy of Pablo Fernández Álvarez, Agulhas Current. Pablo Fernández Álvarez from Madrid, Spain participated in the Great Shark Swim, a planned 100 km charity swim organized by Madswimmer in the Agulhas Current along the KwaZulu Natal Coast in South Africa in December 2019, but the team stopped
The Importance Of Technique And Timing
The Importance Of Technique And Timing Courtesy of WOWSA. Olympic 10K Marathon Swim video courtesy of the Olympic Channel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. USA Swimming National Open Water Championships video courtesy of The Athlete Village, Long Beach, California. The physics of movement through the water is a fascinating topic. Dolphins, whales, sharks and
What To Say – Or Not – To An Open Water Swimmer
What To Say - Or Not - To An Open Water Swimmer Courtesy of Coruja Filmes Produtora of Adherbal de Oliveira swimming the Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There are lots of things that open water swimmers know, both instinctively and learned over time. They learn about how it is best to breathe in turbulent water; they learn what kinds
Emergency Descriptions & Medical Codes Used In The Open Water
Emergency Descriptions & Medical Codes Used In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, La Jolla, California. When swimmers are rescued by lifeguards or there are other incidents on the shore or off the coast, lifeguards, paramedics and first responders use different kinds of information with trained medical personnel. Along the beaches of America, the
Dr. Peter Attia Talks With Joe Rogan About Ocean Swimming
Dr. Peter Attia Talks With Joe Rogan About Ocean Swimming Courtesy of Joe Rogan Clips. Joe Rogan interviews marathon swimmer, nutrition expert, researcher and extreme athlete Dr. Peter Attia on a variety of ocean swimming topics from swimming in Hawaii to swimming across the Catalina Channel in a wide-reaching April 24th 2018 interview.
Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jeff Kozlovich was kayaking for a relay team from Russia across the Molokai Channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu in Hawaii last month. The attempt was called due to sharks. Kozlovich talks about the shark encounter. "Our escort boat tried to scare them away. It didn't work so the swimmer got
Shark Spawning Season In September
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Most recently, Ranie Pearce had an encounter with a large shark while attempting a crossing of the Molokai (Kaiwi) Channel. Harry Huffaker, one of the most prolific Hawaiian Isles channel swimmers in history, was talking with Mike Holmes who was his lead paddler on his first Hawaiian channel 49 years ago.