Shark Attack, Heat Wave, Swell on the Way
Posted by Jon Shafer at 4/28/2008 2:38 PM and is filed under uncategorized 
Near-Flat Conditions Locally, but Conditions Should Change Shortly...
Unless you've been hiding underneath a rock, you've undoubtedly heard about the fatal shark attack down in San Diego this past Friday. A great white shark believed to be at least 15 feet long took the life of triathlete David Martin, and Southern California surfers have been on edge ever since. One thing to consider is that with the cold water "La Niña" event that we are currently experiencing, the probability of additional encounters with white sharks in the Southern Bight (Pt. Conception to the Mexican border) is more likely this Spring and Summer as the so-called "Red Triangle" has effectively shifted southward as West Coast sea surface temperatures are running several degrees below normal. This theory has been supported by other reported sightings in our area, particularly Hollister Ranch. Keep those eyes open surfers, and be alert as "The Man in the Grey Suit" is in the neighborhood...
After weeks of flat conditions, things are starting to happen this week. First, we're looking at some strong windswell mid-week, followed by a strong Southern-Hemi coming later, a swell that has been pounding Tahiti. At the very least, local surfers will be able to find some good-sized waves if they are willing to travel a bit this coming weekend. Daytime temperatures the past few days have been pushing triple digits. Imagine the possibilities when you throw a nice little swell into the equation...
Environmental News
Toxic Stew in the Mid-Pacific Gyre: VBS.tv Calls on the "North Pacific Garbage Patch"
"For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, any trash that gets dumped in the water rides the currents to this one spot and joins an ever-increasing flotilla of crap. For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area’s sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup.
In order to sate our own curiosity, VBS joined the crew of a research vessel studying the trash and sailed out into one of the most remote spots of open water in the world, the North Pacific Gyre, in search of this mythical garbage island. What we discovered once we got there was an ecological disaster beyond any of our expectations and possibly the single worst thing human beings have done to the planet and ourselves. Hope you’re into cancer and sex-reversal!"
Read more and watch the video reports: http://www.vbs.tv/shows/toxic/garbage-island/
Selected Images of Rincon
Pete Mussio off the lip...
Evan Mendelson cutty
Unless you've been hiding underneath a rock, you've undoubtedly heard about the fatal shark attack down in San Diego this past Friday. A great white shark believed to be at least 15 feet long took the life of triathlete David Martin, and Southern California surfers have been on edge ever since. One thing to consider is that with the cold water "La Niña" event that we are currently experiencing, the probability of additional encounters with white sharks in the Southern Bight (Pt. Conception to the Mexican border) is more likely this Spring and Summer as the so-called "Red Triangle" has effectively shifted southward as West Coast sea surface temperatures are running several degrees below normal. This theory has been supported by other reported sightings in our area, particularly Hollister Ranch. Keep those eyes open surfers, and be alert as "The Man in the Grey Suit" is in the neighborhood...
After weeks of flat conditions, things are starting to happen this week. First, we're looking at some strong windswell mid-week, followed by a strong Southern-Hemi coming later, a swell that has been pounding Tahiti. At the very least, local surfers will be able to find some good-sized waves if they are willing to travel a bit this coming weekend. Daytime temperatures the past few days have been pushing triple digits. Imagine the possibilities when you throw a nice little swell into the equation...
Environmental News
Toxic Stew in the Mid-Pacific Gyre: VBS.tv Calls on the "North Pacific Garbage Patch"
"For years we’ve been reading about a patch of garbage the size of Texas floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ingeniously dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Basically, any trash that gets dumped in the water rides the currents to this one spot and joins an ever-increasing flotilla of crap. For all the breathless accounts of the mess and its impact on the area’s sealife, however, no one seemed to have a picture of the buildup.
In order to sate our own curiosity, VBS joined the crew of a research vessel studying the trash and sailed out into one of the most remote spots of open water in the world, the North Pacific Gyre, in search of this mythical garbage island. What we discovered once we got there was an ecological disaster beyond any of our expectations and possibly the single worst thing human beings have done to the planet and ourselves. Hope you’re into cancer and sex-reversal!"
Read more and watch the video reports: http://www.vbs.tv/shows/toxic/garbage-island/
Selected Images of Rincon
Pete Mussio off the lip...
Evan Mendelson cutty
sey...very nice pics, shark thing is intense and scary...b care-full, the water temp info soooo interesting, tanx, and then there is the garbage project...nicely done sir jon!
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very interesting article about the gross garbage patch...I am over plastic!! But how?
Look around, we live in a plastic fantastic world!!
We got to try to use less of it somehow, all of us!
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how about an expose on the colony dwelling team e coli & their attempt to derail the septic to sewer conversion ?
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