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Because our love for the ocean doesn't stop when we leave the beach

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Making a difference for our coasts is easier than you think. By giving monthly as a Coastal Protector, you will fund our network with the resources they need to fight for what we love - our ocean, waves and beaches.

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Drilling is killing

The Trump administration has announced a proposal to expand offshore oil drilling in U.S. waters, threatening ocean recreation, tourism and fishing industries.

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UPSTREAM SOLUTIONS

We know it’s happening. Plastic pollution is suffocating our ocean. Researchers estimate there are now over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean with the number continuing to grow every day. Plastic pollution is affecting entire marine ecosystems, everything from zooplankton to seabirds to the great cetaceans. To turn the tide on the plastic pollution pandemic we need to stop the problem at its source. The Surfrider Foundation’s Ocean Friendly Restaurants program does just that. By focusing upstream, we are effectively able to cut single-use plastic disposables from the consumer stream before they have a chance to make it our coastal waterways.

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Ocean Friendly Restaurants are committed to sustainable business practices for the benefit our ocean, waves, and beaches. The OFR program helps local businesses adopt ocean-friendly practices which drive consumer awareness, inspiring communities to tackle a global problem at the local level.

Interested in becoming a Surfrider Ocean Friendly Restaurant Member or a volunteer looking to get involved with the program?

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Today's Coastal Factoid

The ocean helps sequester carbon emissions, but it comes with a cost to marine health

"The ocean takes up CO2 in two steps: first, the CO2 dissolves in the surface water. Afterwards, the ocean’s overturning circulation distributes it: ocean currents and mixing processes transport the dissolved CO2 from the surface deep into the ocean’s interior, where it accumulates over time...By moderating the rate of global warming, the oceanic sink for man-made CO2 provides an important service for humanity, but it has its price: the CO2 dissolved in the ocean acidifies the water. 'Our data has shown that this acidification reaches deep into the ocean’s interior, extending in part to depths of more than 3000 m,' Gruber says. This can have serious consequences for many marine organisms."- Excerpt from ETH Zurich.

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Your support will help the Surfrider Foundation gets us one step closer to our vision of protecting 100% of our coasts. And it's a sound investment - for every $1.00 you give to the Surfrider Foundation 87 cents will go directly to support our coasts.

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