The amount of plastic in the ocean area known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has increased a hundredfold since the early 1970s, according to a new study, and the alarming findings could pressure California and other coastal states to do more to reduce plastic trash.

Elizabeth writes: The surf industry loves the bikini-clad surf chick, but that doesn’t really happen in the cold, fog-shrouded waters where I am. There are hot girls who rip here, and, for better or worse, they’re all covered up. Is the wetsuit the burka for the cold-water surfer girl?

"As if any guy in a lineup isn't aware of any chick within 50 yards. Hot is hot and not is ..."

"I've always thought neoprene made people _more_ attractive. But maybe I'm just a perv!"

"I stopped reading at "So, I saved and I bought a custom-made pink wetsuit" Seriously? ..."

"Effective sunblock and great anti body ding padding"

"On a side note I would add that I am always glad to have a woman in the line-up, regardles ..."

Surf industry company Roxy, which is essentially the female equivalent of parent company Quiksilver, recently sent a group of their team riders to San Francisco’s most iconic surf break, F0rt Point, for a brief surf session. The following video clip showcases their San Francisco adventure.

"Apple- I think Cyrus moved to SF a couple years ago...part of that group."

"here..."

"Applescruff needs a hug"

The digging is done at the Devil's Slide tunnel, the arched bridges at the n0rth end have been sitting for years, and by the end of this week the concrete roadways will be completed, too.

But California's first highway tunnel in nearly 50 years won't be ready for traffic for several months more.

A vast coastal wilderness teeming with wildlife and featuring a mountain rising 2,000 feet from the sea near Moss Beach will officially become the southern entrance to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area this summer, federal officials confirmed Friday.

What a big baby -- literally.

Elephant seals weigh 75 pounds when they're born and now, a little more than a month later, these guys should weigh more than 300 pounds.

Clarence "Mac" Maki, a pioneer of in-water surf photography and the last person to capture a photo of Duke Kahanamoku riding a wave, died Oct. 21. He was 86.