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Welcome to the Environmental section of Wavelength Surf Magazine. Here, we dive into the crucial connection between surfing and sustainability, exploring the challenges facing our oceans and coastlines. From protecting marine ecosystems to spotlighting eco-friendly innovations, this section is your guide to preserving the waves we love for generations to come.

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Exclusive: How The Top 10 UK Surf Spots Were Impacted by Sewage Pollution in 2025

And how we can all make positive change, today!

By Jason Lock

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What Is Going On With UK Water Temperatures?

There's some funkiness happening.

By Jason Lock

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The Announcement: A podcast unpacking Patagonia’s Historic Decision to Make ‘Earth’ the Only Shareholder

In September 2022, Patagonia’s billionaire owner Yvon Chouinard relinquished control and made ‘earth’ the company’s only shareholder. But … what did this actually mean? Why did he do it? What about the scrutiny the company received? And is this really…

By Wavelength

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Green Ocean Gold – The Seaweed Plastic Alternative?

This film explores seaweed plastics, a nuanced technology that is on the brink of transforming an industry and could potentially solve a devastating problem that impacts our oceans every day. These bioplastics can degrade naturally with no trace within 4…

By Wavelength

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The Roots of Radical

Ru Breadon (she/they) is a surf coach and environmental activist. They grew up in Cornwall and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in Sustainable Development (MA), but you don’t need buckets of student debt to know that our planet is…

By Wavelength

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Yulex Launches Yulex 2.0

Today materials science company Yulex LLC announced the launch of a new high performance natural rubber material, YULEX2.0. The new material is the result of years of R&D to develop an alternative to neoprene that provides a high degree of…

By David Somerville

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Boardmasters Festival Unveils Oceana As Official Environmental Partner For 2024 And Beyond

Today’s news marks further action for Boardmasters in its pledge to #LeaveOnlyFootprints, and Oceana’s first major partnership in the UK. Oceana recently launched in the UK with Hugo Tagholm at the helm and is making waves exposing the industrial threats…

By Chris Thomson

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Surfers Against Sewage’s UK tour puts sewage pollution at the heart of election debate

Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is set to travel the length of the UK in a bespoke double-decker tour bus, galvanising communities across the country to demand election candidates end sewage pollution. Launching today, SAS's Election Road Trip will highlight the…

By Chris Thomson

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A Flex: How Yulex Cleaned Up the Wetsuit Business

Jeff Martin’s flight had only just landed in Munich when he made time for us to chat the Yulex story. As a founder and CEO, it’s a transformative tale of shifting the wetsuit industry off petrochemicals and towards plant-based rubber.…

By Ed Temperley

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Surfing in Sh*t – popular sites for aquatic dancing in UK fail to meet minimum safety requirements

Surfers Against Sewage’s recent report has found 60% of popular locations are unsafe for swimming or surfing with pollution at unsafe levels. The annual water quality report explores the shocking state of UK bathing waters in a year when untreated…

By Ed Temperley

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A Surfer’s Guide to Greenwashing: Navigating the Choppy Seas of Marketing

This is part one of an ongoing series looking at how to ask the right questions of your surf brands and understand how marketing isn’t always what it seems. Shock horror, right? Brands want to sell you their products and…

By Ed Temperley

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Everywhere I go: The Maud Le Car Interview

As you know, SW France can be surfing heaven or hell. Luckily, the swell gods had been kind to us on the morning of our Maud Le Car interview, and having paddled out in the dark, we were flush with…

By Ed Temperley

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