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Seafood Watch: The Western Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world's oceans, continues to profile the seafood you should—and shouldn't—eat by indexing the most common fish off the western coast of the United States.
Seafood Watch: The Eastern Seaboard
Oceana, an organization seeking to protect and restore the world’s oceans, offers information on the environmental impacts of eating various types of seafood.
Sharks: Myths and Realities
Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
Deep Focus
Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
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Go deeper with champion freediver Tanya Streeter

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Gear

Check Out My Wood!
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How a carpentry-challenged nonsurfer built a classic wooden longboard with his own kook hands.
Women's Surfing
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Seal Line Urban Tote
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Surfing
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Get dialed for summer's coolest sport
Complete Gear Archives: Surfing
From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things surfing.

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Fittest Real Athletes – Kyle Daniels
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Wellness 2009
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Catch a wave with tips from pro surfer Damien Hobgood
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Attractions

Casa Pueblo

On Punta Ballena
Punta del Este, Uruguay

Description: A hotel and art gallery restaurant complex on Punta Ballena, favored for watching the sunset.... Read More

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Gorriti Island

Off the shore of the Rio de la Plata side of the city
Punta del Este, Uruguay

Description: An island off the shore of the Rio de la Plata side of the city, known for scuba diving.... Read More

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Several miles from downtown, past Playa Montoya on the ocean side
Punta del Este, Uruguay

Description: Playa Bikini is several miles from downtown, past Playa Montoya on the ocean side. It's known for girl watching and surfing.... Read More

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