Shark Shield is a traction pad that creates an electric field around your surfboard when you’re in the water. According to the company this field is annoying to sharks and “nine times out of ten” it will scare a shark away.

Shark Shield’s innovative tail pad and adhesive decal electrode design is 100 percent user installable on any surfboard, new or old, providing a cost effective and immediate solution for protecting surfers across the globe. When surfers select to install an Ocean & Earth Shark Shield tail pad, they can install the electronics module at any time in the future, turning the board into a shark deterrent. The miniaturized electronic module is completely removable and thus transferable between surfboards.

The shield is currently available for purchase for about $600. Not a bad investment if you enjoy surfing in particularly sharky surf. For the official word from Shark Shield, please follow the jump.

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Hurley Store at Huntington Surf & Sport gets facelift; Hurley calls upgrades the ‘best expression’ of the brand in the physical world.

The corner of Main Street and PCH in Huntington Beach, California, is a highly coveted zone for those who hold surfing near and dear to their hearts. So is the case for Aaron Pai, owner of Huntington Surf & Sport, and all the loyal brands who have supported the store over its long tenure of 37 years.

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In 1997, Taj Burrow qualified for CT at the age of 17. Then he did what no man (or child) has ever done before: he said no, thank you to his spot on tour.

He qualified again the next year, actually took his spot, and went on to have one of the most exciting careers surfing has ever seen. He got covers. He won events. He made films. He was Taj, and he was amazing.

And after all this time on tour, he’s saying no, thank you once again. Taj just announced his retirement. Fiji will be his last event as full-time tour surfer.

Thanks for all the surfing Taj. We look forward to seeing what you do next.

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