We are proud to be the co-host of an official side event at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon. This event will bring together leading campaigners, academics, NGOs and water sports representatives to discuss how grassroots action and citizen science can be used to influence local decisions, national policy and the international debate to protect […]
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Surfers Against Sewage joins the Surf Wood for Good team for an Art Auction like no other
Launching today, environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have teamed up with bellyboard makers Dick Pearce & Friends and sustainable lifestyle brand Little Goat Gruff to create a truly unique bellyboard art auction. The auction features 30 artists from across the UK, including Kurt Jackson and Nina Brooke, and will raise vital funds to save […]
Vision for the Ocean, Daisy Vasanthakumar, SAS Rep
This blog is part of our ‘Vision for the Ocean’ series. Launched on World Ocean Day, the series showcases inspirational stories of people and organisations who are seeking to protect the ocean and all it makes possible. We’re proud to call all these ocean lovers our friends and our partners in the fight for our […]
Vision for the Ocean – Melissa Reid, Paralympic Medalist and Surfing World Champion
This blog part of our ‘Vision for the Ocean’ series. Launched on World Ocean Day, the series showcases inspirational stories of people and organisations who are seeking to protect the ocean and all it makes possible. We’re proud to call all these ocean lovers our friends and our partners in the fight for our blue […]
Vision for the Ocean, Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST)
This blog is part of our ‘Vision for the Ocean’ series. Launched on World Ocean Day, the series showcases inspirational stories of people and organisations who are seeking to protect the ocean and all it makes possible. We’re proud to call all these ocean lovers our friends and our partners in the fight for our […]
Vision for the Ocean – Finlay Pringle, Ullapool Shark Ambassador
This blog is part of our ‘Vision for the Ocean’ series. Launched on World Ocean Day, the series showcases inspirational stories of people and organisations who are seeking to protect the ocean and all it makes possible. We’re proud to call all these ocean lovers our friends and our partners in the fight for […]
Vision for the Ocean – Benjamin Jones, Project Seagrass
This blog is the first in our ‘Vision for the Ocean’ series. Launching this World Ocean Day, Tuesday 8 June , we’re showcasing inspirational stories of people and organisations who are seeking to protect the ocean and all it makes possible. We’re proud to call all these ocean lovers our friends and partners in the […]
World Ocean Day: Waves – Our North Star, by Hugo Tagholm
Hugo Tagholm is the chief executive of Surfers Against Sewage World Ocean Day provides a moment for us to unite to reflect on the importance of the ocean to us all, the vital service it provides to us all each and every day, no matter where we live. The water we drink, the air we […]
The SSRS is on ‘Poo Watch’ ahead of the Jubilee Weekend
Doug Peters/PA Surfers Against Sewage relaunches the Safer Seas & Rivers Service with a ‘Poo Watch’ stunt on Jubilee Beach, as new data shows the public are scared to swim outside for fear of dirty waters. On the eve of the long Jubilee weekend, when the public will be flocking to coastlines and river banks […]
Too little, too late: Government action on rivers
The net is tightening around water industry polluters yet today’s response by the government to the Environmental Audit Committee’s Water Quality in Rivers report still fails to go far or fast enough to fully recognise or respond to the scale of the sewage pollution crisis of our rivers and coastline. Whilst it’s abundantly clear that […]