Water quality
We campaign for a clean ocean, rivers and lakes for wildlife and people.
We demand an end to sewage discharge into UK bathing waters by 2030.
We are the voice of the ocean. Campaigning for a thriving ocean, thriving people.
Be part of the Ocean Activist movement with Surfers Against Sewage and help hold the profiteering polluters to account.
Act nowFor people to thrive and live life to the fullest, the ocean must thrive too. And so we need to confront all that threatens it...
We campaign for a clean ocean, rivers and lakes for wildlife and people.
We demand an end to sewage discharge into UK bathing waters by 2030.
We campaign to turn back the plastic tide choking the ocean.
We demand an end to plastic pollution on UK beaches by 2030.
We campaign to protect and restore the ocean wilderness.
We demand high protection status for 30% of the ocean and all UK Marine Protected Areas by 2030.
We campaign to stop destructive global heating threatening all life in and above the ocean.
We demand that the UK achieves net zero, including the adoption of ocean-based solutions, by 2030.
Our free Safer Seas & Rivers Service allows you to check for sewage pollution alerts in real-time. And through the app you can also take campaign action to hold the polluters to account. Download now.
We raise awareness of plastic pollution through mobilising hundreds of thousands of Ocean Activists, UK-wide, to clean their local environment. And the data we gather supports our campaigns against the polluters.
Ocean Activism isn't just about campaigning. Help fund our fight for the ocean and take on the polluters.
Just like the ocean, our activism never stands still. Find out the latest ocean news and get the lowdown on our campaigns in our news and blog updates, below.
With bathing sites across England meeting minimum standards, all may seem positive at first glance. But if we look at how classifications are calculated, along with how many sites are actually achieving the top classifications, then things aren’t quite as rosy as they may seem.
Surfers Against Sewage have released a report demanding the UK government take action to end plastic pollution once and for all. The report, aimed at policymakers, outlines how government can deliver a world free from plastic pollution.
Our 2022 Water Quality Report uncovers potential illegal sewage discharges, stomach-churning stats from more than 700 sickness cases, and the sorry state of the UK's 'excellent' bathing waters.
Ocean Activists from SAS' communities delivered a 51,000 strong petition calling for more inland bathing waters to UK government.