{"id":1225,"date":"2020-03-13T10:51:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T09:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2020-03-13T10:51:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T09:51:37","slug":"academics-join-to-wish-happy-30th-birthday-to-surfers-against-sewage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/exetermarine\/2020\/03\/13\/academics-join-to-wish-happy-30th-birthday-to-surfers-against-sewage\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics Join to Wish Happy 30th Birthday to Surfers Against Sewage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words by Professor Brendan Godley<\/em><\/p>\n

Last Friday, I was pleased to attend\u00a0\u00a0Surfers Against Sewage<\/a> 30th<\/sup> Anniversary celebrations where they announced their new patron, the Duke of Cornwall, His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales. SAS is a greatly admired NGO with whom we, and other universities committed to ocean conservation,\u00a0 work very closely. They really are a force for positive change.<\/p>\n

Prof Annette Broderick<\/a>\u00a0 and Dr Anne Leonard<\/a>\u00a0also represented ExeterMarine<\/a> alongside colleagues from Plymouth University<\/a>, Edinburgh University<\/a> and the Environment Agency.<\/a> \u00a0Other groups included a\u00a0<\/a>range of other stakeholders that work with the charity and, of course, SAS staff and trustees. It was a very warm and engaged event and HRH signed a sustainable surfboard made by local company Otter Surfboards<\/a> to mark the event. University of Exeter<\/a> alumnus, and SAS CEO, Hugo Tagholm gave a very thoughtful address and I asked him for it and paraphrase it below, as it resonated so very well, particularly with those of us from Cornwall.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to SAS!<\/p>\n

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HRH Prince Charles signs a sustainable surfboard made by James Otter (Right) with SAS Chief Executive Hugo Tagholm (Left)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cFor more than four decades The Prince has used his unique position to champion action for a sustainable future. In the context of global challenges that include climate change, deforestation, and ocean pollution, The Prince has promoted sustainability to ensure that the natural assets upon which we all depend among other things soil, water, forests, a stable climate and fish stocks endure for future generations.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Cornwall\u2019s is the UK\u2019s Ocean County, our very own California, with its outstanding coastline, world-class waves, wildlife, beaches, tourism industry, and an unrivalled grassroots community of ocean activists. <\/em><\/p>\n

People really do live and breathe the ocean in Cornwall.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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HRH Prince Charles lets Dr Meriwether Wilson<\/a> (Edinburgh) know of his strong commitment to marine protection.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our proximity to the ocean has helped us grow a unique and charismatic charity that continues to deliver marine conservation progress for the long-term protection for Planet Ocean.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is no more so exemplified by our recent work on plastic pollution and the water-quality campaigns of the 1990s. These campaigns started in response to the pollution witnessed on the beaches that are so central to the lives, living and wellbeing of our supporters.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our supporters are often described as the canary in the coalmine of ocean issues \u2013 walking across tidelines strewn with plastic pollution, surfing near contaminated rivers, sensitive to biodiversity loss and affected by the impacts of a changing climate. They are also privileged to be a part of the ocean ecosystem.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

And, people really do protect what they love.<\/em><\/p>\n

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HRH Prince Charles shakes hands with Prof Annette Broderick<\/a> (Exeter). In background Prof Sabine Pahl <\/a>(Plymouth)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is this powerful connection with the ocean that continues to inspire our work to tackle plastic pollution, improve coastal and river water quality, raise awareness of global heating and support the call to protect 30% of our ocean over the next decade. <\/em><\/p>\n

I would like to pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of people who join us across the nation each year \u2013 on beaches, in schools, at events and on the campaign trail to deliver a brighter, bluer future.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our supporters are the salty life-blood of our charity, in every part of the county, country and increasingly around the world. We are proud to empower over 100,000 beach clean volunteers annually; lead 700 Plastic Free Communities nationwide; inspire over a million school children through our Plastic Free Schools programme; and help raise the issues with policymakers through our Ocean Conservation group in Westminster. <\/em><\/p>\n

I would like to thank my team and trustees who continue to make such a valuable contribution to the UK\u2019s marine conservation effort, in inimitable Surfers Against Sewage style. I\u2019d also like to make a special mention of the former leaders of the charity, Chris Hines, Vicky Garner and Rich Hardy \u2013 incredible people without whom we wouldn\u2019t be here today<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Surfers Against Sewage Chief Executive, Hugo Tagholm greets HRH Prince Charles and highlights the educational work of the charity.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

#ExeterMarine<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is an interdisciplinary group of marine related researchers with capabilities across the scientific, biological,\u00a0 medical, engineering, humanities and social science fields.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I<\/strong><\/em>f you are interested in working with our researchers or students, contact\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Emily Easman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>visit our website<\/em><\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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