Wed, Sep 16th 2009, 11:41

Beach Soccer is a craze started on the beaches of Rio de Janiero, Brazil, which has taken the world by storm.

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Mon, Sep 14th 2009, 12:25

Baysider watched as the lucky Ben Southall was appointed as caretaker of the paradise islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Now he is recruiting helpers ...

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Tue, Sep 8th 2009, 11:09

The White Air Extreme Sport and Music Festival is one of Europe’s largest beach parties, a feast of events on water, land, air and beach. And they are searching for an opening music act …

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Fri, Sep 4th 2009, 12:44

The male bikini wax is growing in popularity as men spend more time on their grooming habits. Many men are self-conscious of their body hair and waxing is a solution for them.

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Mon, Aug 31st 2009, 12:53

With the era of the bikini came a new dilemma for women … what to do about the unsightly pubic hair visible around the bikini area. The Bikini Wax is the answer to this problem.

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Fri, Aug 28th 2009, 12:27

Bikini Atoll has some of the most dramatic wreck diving opportunities in the world thanks to its history as a military test site.

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Mon, Aug 24th 2009, 17:29

This tiny atoll has received fame far greater than its size … it is the inspiration for the name of the tiniest swimwear, site of some of the hugest nuclear explosions and now one of the prime wreck diving locations on earth.

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Tue, Aug 18th 2009, 12:50

Since the bikini became more socially acceptable in the 1960s, bikini design has become a new artform using less and less fabric so that tanning can take place on as much skin as possible without having to go naked.

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Fri, Aug 14th 2009, 12:28

Got the bikini, got the beach bag and headed to the beach to soak up some sun. Remember that you share the beach others … so these simple beach etiquette rules will ensure a great day at the beach for everyone.

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Fri, Aug 7th 2009, 10:43

The story of swimwear is the story of diminishing fabric! In the early 1800s swimwear was a cumbersome thing … and it would take over 100 years before anything less would be acceptable.

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Thu, Jul 30th 2009, 10:19

It was Brian Hyland crooning “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” in the 1960s that sparked a revolution on the world’s beaches ... the emergence of the bikini! But the bikini had actually been around for some time before that.

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Tue, Jul 28th 2009, 13:23

Seawater Pearls form in oysters found mainly in the Pacific Ocean. Freshwater pearls form in freshwater mussels, particularly in Japan and the USA.

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Wed, Jul 22nd 2009, 12:28

Pearls are formed by successive secretions from the mantle (or skin) of an oyster or mussel onto a foreign object within its shell.

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Mon, Jul 20th 2009, 12:29

11 July 1893 was a significant day for the pearl industry. It was then that Japan’s Kokichi Mikimoto first produced a perfect round cultured pearl.

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Fri, Jul 17th 2009, 12:30

Broome in Western Australia produces some of the finest cultured pearls in the world. This town has a long association with the pearl industry.

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Fri, Jul 17th 2009, 10:25

Pearls have captivated human beings since ancient times. The revolution in aquaculture at the start of the twentieth century meant that pearls became more accessible.

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Mon, Jul 13th 2009, 12:22

Aquaculture is widely regarded as the answer to the world’s problem of depleted fish stocks, but this does not come without a cost. Aquaculture comes with its own set of problems.

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Tue, Jul 7th 2009, 15:06

The farming of fish, shrimp, and shellfish is set to overtake cattle ranching by the end of this decade.

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Mon, Jul 6th 2009, 11:31

The Belknap Mill Quilters Guild has set deadlines for registration of quilts to be entered in its Harvest of Quilts to be held at the Conference Center at Lake Opechee, 62 Doris Ray Court, Laconia, October 3 and 4, 2009.

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Wed, Jul 1st 2009, 12:37

In China they have been practicing Aquaculture since ancient times. In fact, it was the fattening of wild carp that led to the mutated and domesticated goldfish … and the fishpond culture still so popular today.

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