10 reasons to bow down before your shark overlords
Annalee Newitz
Sharks aren’t just scary-looking and deadly. They’re also superpowered. They rarely get sick, never sleep, and possess sensory organs all over their bodies that allow them to smell electricity and see vibrations.
Here are ten reasons (plus a bonus extra reason) to bow down before [...]
OK, so I’m back. Did y’all miss me? That’s probably a question that’s best left unanswered so let’s just leave that one hanging for a bit while we get down to business. Since I work in the marine industry Monday through Friday dealing with the serious issues involving boats, their owners, and dealers I [...]
South Florida Business Journal – by Darcie Lunsford
Date: Friday, March 4, 2011, 2:48pm EST – Last Modified: Friday, March 4, 2011, 3:00pm EST
Flanked by mega yachts Newvida and Fighting Irish, Rybovich owner Wayne Huizenga Jr. unveiled plans to sink a controversial repair hub at the Riviera Beach marina in favor of redeveloping a site his [...]
How can something that starts out with the best intentions wind up almost costing a human life? I am of course referring to the recently imposed NOAA ban on jet-skis in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ( http://montereybay.noaa.gov/ ) including Half Moon Bay and the surf spot known as Maverick’s.
We were fortunate to have on [...]
Manatee Hunting Season Kicks Off Today
AVP News Syndicate
June 16, 2043
Merritt Island, Fl.– The 10th manatee hunting season kicks off today with a record number of manatee hunters expected to take part in this years harvest. An official with the FWC said that there was a record 13,658 applications for licenses this year setting a new record with [...]
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I know it is bad form to speak ill of the dead and that is not what I am here to do. There is however [...]
One of the most destructive hurricanes to ever hit the United States just had an anniversary. It started as a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on August 14. The wave spawned a tropical depression on August 16, and then became a tropical storm the next day. It strengthened quickly and the storm reached hurricane strength on [...]
I’ll be the first to admit dear readers that I have been in a bit of a rut in regard to writing a new post. It’s not that I don’t enjoy writing because I actually find it quite cathartic. It’s more like I have not been inspired or had that proverbial fire lit that [...]
I swear I could smell it as soon as I crossed the Indian River and came onto Merritt Island. It is a very distinctive odor and I’ve had the unfortunate experience of being involved in the aftermath of several incidents like the one I was quickly approaching. The odor became stronger the closer I got to Port Canaveral [...]
One of my favorite books to read when growing up in the mid 70’s was “Bloodletters and Badmen” by Jay Robert Nash. If you have ever read this book and are aware of its content you might find that opening sentence a little alarming due to the fact that I discovered this book in [...]
