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The Surfrider Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization that works to protect and preserve the world's oceans, waves and beaches. [4] It focuses on plastic reduction, water quality , beach access, beach and surf spot preservation , and sustaining marine and coastal ecosystems .
Martin's Beach. Mark Massara and team members discuss public access rights at Martin's Beach. In 2014, Massara put together a team of renowned lawyers, including Joe Cotchett and Pete McCloskey of Cotchette, Pitre & McCarthey, to represent Surfrider Foundation in a California Coastal Act violations case against Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla.
MOM: Music for Our Mother Ocean is a compilation album trilogy produced by Surfdog Records to benefit the Surfrider Foundation. [1] The albums feature original songs as well as covers – many sharing a surfing or summer theme – by a range of popular artists. [2] [3]
Riders are placed in one of two cars on the train which is made to resemble a giant surfboard. [12] Each car is a free-spinning circle that holds six people. [6] The track is essentially a giant, upright U and trains are loaded at the bottom of the U. [12] Linear synchronous motors accelerate the train up both sides of the track. [9]
International Surfing Day was established in 2005 by Surfing Magazine [6] [7] and The Surfrider Foundation. [6] [7] International Surfing Day closely follows the spirit and intent of the World Surf Day, established by the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing in 1993. [8] International Surfing Day is a worldwide [9] celebration of the sport of surfing.
[68] [69] [70] World-famous Surfrider Beach, [19] where her pier still stands and the Malibu Potteries lot remains vacant, is protected by the Surfrider Foundation [71] and officially declared as the first-ever World Surfing Reserve via the Save the Waves Coalition. [72] It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [73]
The Surfrider Foundation continues to fight for the implementation and funding of the BEACH Act by emphasizing the importance of public health. Surfrider also has many alliances with other organizations and programs, such as the Clean Ocean Action, Riverkeeper, NRDC, Waterkeeper Alliance, Heal the Bay, and Alliance for the Great Lakes.
Tomson is a board member and ambassador for Surfrider Foundation, the world's largest environmental group dedicated to protecting the world's oceans, waves, and beaches. In 1984 he was the first professional surfer to become a member of the foundation and was chairman of the advisory board.