JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Beaches area is home for three Irish pubs, but it was the Jacksonville Landing that saw an economic boom on St. Patrick's Day.

Fireworks returned to the Landing last year for the first time in five years. And the investment was worth it. Property sales increased by a third over previous years.

It also didn't hurt that Fionn MacCool's Irish Pub opened just months before St. Patrick's Day, too.

This year, the fireworks return and the party starts early. Live music is tonight through Sunday. On Sunday the schedule is live music 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Yappy Hour St. "Paw"ty's Day Celebration for your pooch is 2-5 p.m. and the fireworks blast of for St. Pat's on the St. Johns at 9:30 p.m.

At the beach, Lynch's, Culhane's and Fly's Tie Irish Pubs will be in full swing, and that means an economic boost for them and surrounding businesses.

Culhane's calls the day their Super Bowl with an increase of 50 percent in sales, and Lynch's said they make a week and a half of income in one day.

Surrounding business, such as bars, restaurants and hotels are also noting increases.

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Sharks Swarm Florida Beaches
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Shark scare hits Florida beaches: thousands of "non-predatory" sharks off Palm Beach area
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Malaysia Invaded: Hundreds of Terrorists Land on Beaches, Western Media Mute
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Red flags posted along So. Fla. beaches
Red flags posted along So Fla beaches. Uploaded by wptvnews on Mar 11 2013. Spring Breakers not complaining.

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CATANAUAN, Quezon - President Aquino likened the scenic beaches of Quezon province to the allure of Hawaii as he emphasized the need to promote tourism during his visit to this coastal town and Gumaca yesterday.

"Kanina po papunta kami ni Procy, nakasakay kami sa helicopter, nakita namin 'yung baybaying dagat ng Quezon, napakarami po niyong magagandang mga beaches (A while ago in the helicopter with Procy [Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala], we saw how beautiful the many beaches of Quezon are)," said Aquino.

"Napakaganda po 'nung tubig; napakaliwanag. Akala ko po'y nagmistulang nasa Hawaii ka na (The water is beautiful and crystal. It seemed like Hawaii)," he said.

The President was in Quezon province to support the campaign of his administration's Team PNoy senatorial slate.

He said he was amazed with the beautiful beaches of Quezon, noting some tourist attractions like Villa Escudero in Tiaong; Puting Buhangin Beach in Pagbilao, ancestral houses in Sariaya; and Pahiyas Festival in Lucban.

He however said there are more tourist areas that should be developed, particularly the beach areas which have not yet been reached by electricity and roads.

The President said the Quezon province should take advantage of its rich natural resources and push its tourism industry further, noting that almost 100,000 tourists visited Quezon in 2011.

Reelectionist Senator Loren Legarda encouraged the people of Quezon Province to promote and preserve their culture and make use of their agricultural abundance to further boost the province's cultural tourism and agri-tourism potentials.

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Sharks shut down Florida beaches
Beaches along Florida #39;s Atlantic Coast were closed after thousands of migrating blacktip and spinner sharks were spotted. Scott Pelley reports.

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Despite presence of sharks, tourists vow to return to beaches this weekend
For the third day in a row, Midtown Beach on Palm Beach is closed to swimmers because of sharks, and experts say they think the trend will continue.

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Three men have drowned off Victoria's beaches, including a father who's believed had been trying to rescue his son from a rip.

Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about 12.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, where surf lifesavers had pulled a 12-year-old boy and an unconscious man in his fifties from the water.

CPR was performed on the man for some time, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said.

The boy, believed to be the man's son, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, having swallowed water and suffered shock, Mr Mullen said.

At 2.30pm, an ambulance helicopter arrived at a beach in Rye, on the Mornington Peninsula, to treat an unconscious man who had been in the water.

Bystanders had performed CPR and paramedics took over upon arrival, but couldn't revive him and he died at the scene, Ambulance Victoria's Ray Rowe said.

The beach at St George River, southwest of Lorne's main beach, is not patrolled and features a permanent rip flowing out its narrow entrance, according to Life Saving Victoria (LSV).

LSV spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said 57 beaches were patrolled across the state on Saturday.

She urged people to check signs and survey the risks at any beach before getting in the water, and never to swim alone.

'Every drowning death is a tragic occurrence,' Ms Roberts said.

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High surf will continue along beaches in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast through Monday, bringing with them rip currents and the threat of erosion, the National Weather Service said.

Large, lasting swells from the Northeast will keep entering offshore waters, the weather service said. These swells will generate dangerous breaking waves, potentially as high as 8 to 10 feet near area beaches, the service said.

The greatest impact along beaches are expected from this evening and into Monday. Beachgoers are urged not to venture far into the water, since the swells create rip currents powerful channels of water quickly flowing away from shore that can drag a person out to sea. The waves are also strong enough to knock beachgoers off structures such as jetties, the weather service said.

Along a stretch of beach near William O. Lockhart Municipal Pier in Lake Worth Sunday afternoon, the waves were so high that no one dared wade into the water. But dozens of people stood on the nearby boardwalk, snapping pictures with their camera phones and marveling at the swells on their way to and from early dinners at restaurants along Ocean Boulevard.

The weather service put the risk of erosion at area beaches at minimal to moderate.

Strong east winds are feeding the ocean conditions, averaging about 15 mph and gusting as high as 21 mph, the weather service said. The windy conditions are expected to strike area beaches throughout the week.

The forecast calls for daytime temperatures in the high 70s and overnight lows between 55 and 60 degrees for the week. Rain chances peak Tuesday at about 40 percent.

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Rumor has it that beaches that are far from South Bali are in better condition due to their minimal exposure to tourists. We decided to look at two locations in Balis east: Padangbai and Candidasa, to see how much of this is the truth.

Using a rental car or motorcycle that can be acquired for as low as Rp.150,000 (US$15.52) a day, the route to Padangbai is relatively easy along the main road, from Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai in Sanur to Jl. Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra along the southern coast of Gianyar.

Around 20 minutes after Sanur, road signs for beaches appear: Saba Beach, Masceti Beach, Siyut Beach, and Telaga Besar Beach. All these beaches share similar characteristics: smooth black sand no further than 500 meters from the main road, making them a good place for a quick stop.

Padangbai Bias Tugal Beach

The road narrows at Goa Lawah Temple, which means the first stop - Padangbai - is near.

Around 10 minutes from Goa Lawah Temple, a right turn at an intersection leads to Padangbai harbor.

The lively harbor serves the busy Bali-Lombok route with ferries and fast boats.

Aside from the main beach, Padangbai also has two hidden beaches: the Blue Lagoon and Bias Tugal at either end of the main beach, separated by protruding cliffs.

Blue Lagoon is the more developed beach, with concrete stairs access and modern beach-side pavilions, while Bias Tugal is a short distance from the parking spot.

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Avett Brothers "If its the Beaches" Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany 03.05.13
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TwinVentures: Babes, Beaches Barrels
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Beaches along the south Florida coast were closed temporarily after thousands of migrating sharks were spotted close to the shore.

Swimmers were ordered out of the water after the sharks - mostly blacktips and spinners - moved into the area as they head north during their annual migration.

The beaches reopened on Thursday, though unseasonably chilly temperatures kept most swimmers away anyway.

Craig Pollock, a lifeguard supervisor in Palm Beach, said: 'We don't have a sandbar. A lot of times when we have a sandbar the sharks stay off of the shore a little further.

'Every year we expect annual shark migration to come through this area.'

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University counted 15,000 sharks - many as close as 200 yards from the shoreline.

Video footage showed dozens of the predators swimming through breakers along the coast line.

Beaches in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Singer Island were closed, with double red flags warning swimmers to keep out of the water.

Beachgoer Elizabeth Horowitz said: 'Sharks are not to be reckoned with.'

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Three men have drowned off Victoria's beaches, including a father who's believed had been trying to rescue his son from a rip.

Paramedics were first called to a beach at Lorne, on the Great Ocean Road, about 12.30pm (AEDT) on Saturday, where surf lifesavers had pulled a 12-year-old boy and an unconscious man in his fifties from the water.

CPR was performed on the man for some time, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullen said.

The boy, believed to be the man's son, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, having swallowed water and suffered shock, Mr Mullen said.

At 2.30pm, an ambulance helicopter arrived at a beach in Rye, on the Mornington Peninsula, to treat an unconscious man who had been in the water.

Bystanders had performed CPR and paramedics took over upon arrival, but couldn't revive him and he died at the scene, Ambulance Victoria's Ray Rowe said.

The beach at St George River, southwest of Lorne's main beach, is not patrolled and features a permanent rip flowing out its narrow entrance, according to Life Saving Victoria (LSV).

LSV spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said 57 beaches were patrolled across the state on Saturday.

She urged people to check signs and survey the risks at any beach before getting in the water, and never to swim alone.

'Every drowning death is a tragic occurrence,' Ms Roberts said.

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A huge swarm of sharks that shut down beaches in Florida is migrating up the East Coast in a display that, while stunning, has spring breakers staying out of the water.

Tens of thousands of the predators -- mostly blacktip and spinner sharks -- are now coming to shore, and towards swimmers, during their annual migration north.

"We saw something moving in the water and everybody was saying, 'ahh! sharks!,'" one witness in Palm Beach, Fla. told ABC News.

Craig Pollock, a lifeguard supervisor in Palm Beach, said that sharks for the most part don't disturb the area beaches.

"We don't have a sandbar. A lot of times when we have a sandbar the sharks stay off of the shore a little further," he said.

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Shark sightings are not uncommon for South Florida beaches.

"Every year we expect annual shark migration to come through this area," Pollock said.

But the migration from Florida to North Carolina usually starts and ends sooner -- well before Florida's prime beach season. But that's not the case this year.

Researchers at Florida Atlantic University say they have now counted some 15,000 sharks. Most of them were seen less than 200 yards from shore.

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PALM BEACH, Florida Several beaches in South Florida have reopened to the public after thousands of sharks were spotted swimming close to the shoreline.

For the last two days, three beaches in Palm Beach County were declared off-limits to swimmers after the shark migration.

The beaches reopened Thursday, though unseasonably chilly temperatures likely will keep most swimmers away anyway.

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When sharks are spotted near shore, lifeguards close beaches for at least a half-hour.

CBS 4 Miami reported the marine predators, mostly blacktip and spinner sharks, had been spotted from Boca Raton to Jupiter since the start of the month.

Shark sightings off South Florida are not uncommon this time of year.

Once a shark appears near the shore, a lifeguard will close the beach and keep it closed until half hour after the last shark is spotted.

If you're swimming at a South Florida beach, be sure to swim along beaches where lifeguards are present. Also, leave your jewelry on the shore. Scientists say sharks are attracted to silver, along with the colors yellow and gold.

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Thousands of sharks, heading north after migrating to the south for winter, prompted beach closures along South Florida's Atlantic coastline. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

Several beaches along South Florida's Atlantic coast line were closed after thousands of sharks were seen migrating in the waters.

The sharks were migrating from Boca Raton to Jupiter since the beginning of March, marine biologists told NBC Miami.

Biologists said the sharks are going north after migrating to the south for the winter.

Lifeguards at Midtown Beach saw spinner sharks in the waters and put up red flags to tell beachgoers they couldn't enter the water.

"It's dangerous. It's not what you would expect. Families come out here to enjoy the weather, beach, and sand, but now they can't.They have to travel a little bit further than they should," said beachgoer Guirlene Exantus.

Doctors at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach told WPTV that they see about five to six shark bite victims annually. These bites are usually minor, but can put the victim at risk for infections.

Swimmers are advised to swim close at beaches with lifeguards and take jewelry off before getting in the water as experts say sharks are attracted to silver, yellow and gold.

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A pod of spinner sharks is seen through a wave at Midtown Beach, Fla. A huge swarm of sharks has shut down beaches of Florida as they migrate up the East Coast.

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