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We all dream of packing up the boards, pumping out the tunes and embarking on an endless road trip in search of the perfect wave.

The University of Plymouth has played a key role in North Devon being recognised for the quality of its waves and its thriving blue economy.

Arch rival North Devon has beaten its neighbour to a coveted international designation, affording extra protection from threats to its waves

North Devon has become the 12th location from around the globe to be selected as a World Surfing Reserve. The international designation recognises and...

Surfers and scientists say climate change and rising sea levels are altering waves they ride.

Ribeira dIlhas is the most famous wave in Ericeira, Portugal. It is a unique World Surfing Reserve-protected surf spot and a world-class point break.

Little Black Book, Duncan Channon developed the campaign with the brand's first celebrity endorsment

In a few years, there will be more tonnage of plastic than fish in the oceans. Since plastic breaks down into micro-sized fragments, any of us who eat fish will also be filled with more plastic. Actually, we are already ingesting something like a credit card per week. Making a Difference Giant floating garbage patches the size of Texas collect in ocean currents. They are called gyres, and they now spiral slowly in five of the seven seas. Fossil fuels have made the ocean more acidic than it has ...

May 6, 2021 Courtesy of Save The Waves SPONSOR International NGO Save The Waves Coalition announces the launch of their campaign and strategic goal of protecting 1,000 waves by 2030. Buoyed by their recent strategic plan and academic work proving the link between surfing locations and key biodiversity areas, this ambitious goal aligns with the larger collective conservation goal of protecting 30% of marine resources by 2030. “When we protect a wave, we are protecting much more than that. We ...

In search of perfect waves, surfers travel all around the world and engage with thousands of coastal communities all-year-round. The concept of surf economics - also known as surfonomics - has been used by environmental, surf-related non-governmental organizations (NGO) like Save The Waves Coalition and Surfrider Foundation to evaluate economic benefits derived from surfing. The analysis always takes into consideration the increasing number of harmful coastal developments and pollution events t...