Wednesday, May 29, 2013

ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2013

Today our friends at the International Surf Association shared 10 things you need to know about the 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong.

The 11th? We'll be there to minimize the event's footprint, keeping the beaches clean, sharing our knowledge of the local ecology, and protecting wildlife.



Hoy nuestros amigos de ISA compartieron las diez cosas que debes saber sobre el DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2013 presentado por Billabong.

Lo 11? estaremos allí para limpiar la playa, compartir el conocimiento sobre la ecología local, y proteger la fauna marina.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

World Turtle Day 2013: dia de la tortuga en los tweets

We Storified the day in turtle tweets.

World Turtle Day 2013

The day in turtle tweets.
  1. Proud to find my son chose to make sea turtle for first grade pottery project! Thanks @pasopacifico for influence! pic.twitter.com/jl4d2pjfwn
  2. Okay, we'll admit the first two were tweeted before World Turtle Day, but we couldn't resist including them.
  3. Excited to see Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, and Olive Ridley sea turtles on our trip this summer! @pasopacifico#endangeredspeciesday
  4. Four of them nest on the beaches we protect in Nicaragua: green, hawksbill, leatherback and olive ridley.
  5. The endangered leatherback sea turtle is the largest turtle in the world, and can weigh over 900 kg! #turtleday
  6. Happy World #TurtleDay! One thing people and turtles share in common: We both need healthy oceans. pic.twitter.com/892X5sDKvV
  7. A list of the most endangered freshwater tortoises and turtles-ow.ly/lkIko #turtleday
  8. We're very grateful for the shout out! We are fortunate to have so many friends and supporters.
  9. #WorldTurtleDay Revenue from @SEEturtles ecotrips is used for endangered species conservation & community developmentpasopacifico.org/tourism.html
  10. Have you met our turtle rangers? They form the thin green line between endangered sea turtles & poachers: pasopacifico.org/turtle-rangers… #turtleday
  11. Celebrate World Turtle Day by supporting our Billion Baby Turtles campaign! For every $1 we raise, we can save 1... fb.me/1XDl6dJZq
  12. Performance-based Conservation Incentives & Sea Turtle Credits are among the ways we protect sea turtles.pasopacifico.org/conservation-i… #turtleday
  13. ¡Viva la Tortuga! Communities once dependent on turtle poaching are now focused on turtle conservationpasopacifico.blogspot.com/2013/05/viva-l… #turtleday

  14. Créditos de Tortuga: para salvaguardar el capital natural del Refugio de Vida Silvestre de la Florpasopacifico.blogspot.com/2013/04/credit… #diadelatortuga
  15. An oldie but a goody to wrap #WorldTurtleDay. Thai Navy releases thousands of turtle hatchlings. Enchanting video: youtube.com/watch?v=JjIZKu…