The toxicity of surfing infographic
I recently came across this from Jared at Envirosurfer, who has painstakingly collated a whole lot of facts and figures about the surf industry. Sobering reading.
I recently came across this from Jared at Envirosurfer, who has painstakingly collated a whole lot of facts and figures about the surf industry. Sobering reading.
At the start of the bathing season, May the 15th, SAS will be launching a new real time sewage warning system that will tell you exactly when sewage is being discharged into the sea at key locations around the UK.
The beaches of the Atlantic are sprinkled with small plastic wheels: this new phenomenon sparked the suspicions of Surfrider Europe, who launched an investigation that is still underway. A brief interview with François Verdet, manager of Surfrider’s Chapter 64 and lead investigator into the mysterious bio-filters, provides an update on the situation. Elodie Melenec asks the questions.
Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are frustrated with yet another year’s shocking bathing water results for Scotland.
From fishermen to waterskiers, sailors to surfers, anglers to birdwatchers – the West Country’s sea users are being urged to have their say about the future of south-west seas before its too late.
We are committed to helping getting the SAS message across to as many folks as possible so here’s a little film we made that we hope will get more of us to help them out.
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