international coastal symposium 2013 sas & surfrider
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Surfrider's Chad Nelsen and Surfers Against Sewage's Andy Cummins co-present on surf protection at the International Coastal Symposium at Plymouth University, UK. AprilTRANSCRIPT
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Paradise Lost: Threatened Waves & Strategies For Global Wave Protection
By Andy Cummins & Chad Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
• How Surfing Has Evolved
• Threats To Surfing Waves
• Reactive Case Study: North American Wave Under Threat, Surfrider Foundation
• Proactive Case Study: Adapting Current Legislation To Better Protect Surfing Waves Or Creating New Law Protection Legislation
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Image courtesy of Chicagopressrelease.com
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
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SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
• 6 X English titles
• 2 X British titles
• 2 X European titles
Paul Russell, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Plymouth, world authority on beach studies, ICS 2013 Steering Group member & Scientific Board member
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
A Reactive Campaign To Protect Trestles, California.
By Chad Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
“[I]t would be difficult to imagine a more environmentally damaging alternative location for the proposed toll road and one which would be more clearly inconsistent with the environmentally sensitive habitat resource protection requirements contained within Coastal Act Section 30240.”
“No measures exist that would enable the proposed alignment to be found consistent with the Coastal Act.”
California Coastal Act
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Major impacts to a sensitive & highly used natural area
Not consistent with the California Coastal Act.
Inconsistent with other state and federal laws?
Massive public response was the difference
Toll road project rejected by the CA Coastal Commission & US Department of Commerce
The threat isn’t over
Conclusions
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Waves Under Threat Globally
Australia
UK
Chile
Ireland
Colombia
America
Mexico
South Africa
New Zealand
The Azores
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Waves Damaged Globally
Chile
Madeira
Ecuador
Spain
New Zealand
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Waves Destroyed Around The World
America
Brazil
Portugal
Mexico
Maldives
UK
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Under Threat From Development
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Under Threat From Restricted Access
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Under Threat From Pollution
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Under Threat From Radioactive Waste
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Proactive Case Study: Adapting Current Legislation To Better Protect Surfing Waves Or
Creating New Law Protection Legislation.
By Andy Cummins
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Protect Our Waves Petition.
Inappropriate coastal development.
Restriction on raw sewage discharges via CSOs
Management systems in place to tackle marine litter
Secure water users rights to sustainably access the coast
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Raise awareness across the surfing community about the array of threats facing our coastline.
Raise awareness amongst developers & polluters about the value of waves and the surfing community
Raise awareness amongst legislators about the economic, social, cultural and environmental value of waves
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
The petition calls on Parliament to debate the economic and intrinsic value of UK surfing waves and beaches, and produce specific legislation to protect these unique, finite assets for this and future generations.
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009
Revised Bathing Water Directive and/or the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Clean Neighbourhood & Environment Act 2005
Amend Current Legislation
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Legislation could be created to specifically protect surfing waves and the dynamics needed to protect surfing waves from inappropriate development, surfers sustainable access to the coast and the ensure the waters around recreational water sports zones are impacted by pollution.
Create New Legislation
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Summary• Threats are numerous, varied and usually backed by well resourced institutions.
• Currently the onus is on NGOs to recognise threats and effectively defend the wave/represent the surfing community.
• Amending current legislation or creating new legislation would protect waves around the entire UK.
Boscombe’ s artificial surfing reef £3 million.
Is Broad Bench worth over £10 million, £100 million?
SAS Campaign Director, Andy Cummins & Surfrider Environmental Director Chad
Nelsen
Thanks for listening.
Any questions?