.: about surfers for cetaceans :.

		rasta :: bio As a traveling free surfer I am part of an aspect of the surfing world that embraces a wholistic attitude and maintains an intimate relationship with our environment. Traveling through a multitude of cultures and seascapes, experiencing waves with whales and dolphins has lead me to an awareness of the interconnected nature of all life, and the delicate systems that allow this network of life to exist. It is this divine play of forces that has inspired me to co-create Surfers for Cetaceans in the hope of maintaining the balance within the oceans of this planet. My hope also is to ignite our compassion for the Cetacean Nation and spread the joy that we feel every time we share waves with the people of the sea. - dave rastovich
		howie :: bio Howie is an artist and marine conservationist with a longstanding passion for cetaceans. He has initiated campaigns such as 'The Universal Declaration of Marine Mammal Rights', 'Blue Groper', State Fish NSW', 'Get you Butts Off Our Beaches' and the Whale Tipi Project. Howie has been working with IFAW for last six years on art and education projects especially in relation to the South Pacific Whale Sanctuary proposal, and attending IWC meetings. "The ocean has always been an alluring source of adventure and rejuvination throughout my life, these days body boarding takes me to the moving wave, salt on my skin, encounters with dolphins, and the sound of the surf booming under the stars. "In the mid 70's when I was living on an island cliff top in New Zealand, riding longboards, sailing and diving I had a kind of mystical epiphany about whales and dolphins, our Ocean Kin, that inspired me to take up painting large canvases about them, still to this day, and work toward the full protection of cetaceans. "All the wondrous encounters I've had with cetaceans have confirmed to me that we are indeed privileged to be in the company of this ancient and noble race of profoundly wise, joyful and ultimately forgiving people of the sea." "It is our hope that the S4C website will grow with your input and support to become a clear voice for the collective power, will and creativity of surfers and active sea lovers everywhere to form a united front against the bloody slaughter of whales and dolphins, to help safeguard their home seas, and to see the Whale Nation fully honoured and protected into the future." - howie cooke