Beach Trading Blog

While climate change alone could wipe out coral reefs globally by the year 2100, it’s pollution that is an even more immediate threat to our reef systems. Scientists in the Caribbean area report that human pollution from farm run-off and sewage spills along with threats from overfishing could wipe out our coral populations decades before [...]

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This week’s special is on our entire line of StayDry Shirts, (also known as KoreDry Shirts). These UV protective shirts are awesome and will keep your skin protected from the harmful UV rays of the sun with SPF 150 coverage while you’re in or around the water! One of our customers just wrote in their [...]

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File this under the ‘you gotta be kidding me’ column… A 3 yr old girl in North Carolina asked her grandfather to hold her Barbie fishing pole so she could go to the bathroom… in the few minutes she was gone he landed a state record breaking, 21 lb channel catfish on the toy rod! [...]

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In a recent report the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) states that almost half of our nation’s coral reef systems are in “poor” or “fair” condition. The coral reef ecosystems (particularly those adjacent to populated areas) continue to face intense human-derived threats from coastal development, sedimentation, fishing and recreational use. And further out to [...]

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What a way to make a living – a 24 year old Californian just won $1 million bucks in a bass fishing tournament! Michael Bennett just went fishing on Lake Murray and caught enough bass to become fishing’s newest millionaire — and the youngest champion in Forrest Wood Cup history. You can read more here…

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Although modern kayak fishing has been around for years and historical evidence shows that it may even have been done over 4000 years ago, the sport is enjoying a boom of sorts. Even as the number of traditional anglers is staying the same or dropping in some areas, the last decade has seen a dramatic [...]

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