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Member News
News From Our Members
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Surfrider campaign: ban single use plastic bags!
Brussels, 18th April. SAR’s French member Surfrider Foundation Europe is rallying citizens’ support to demand an EU ban on disposable plastic bags.
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MCS puts pressure on UK Government
Britain, 26th February 2013. Seas At Risk member the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been busy recently, with two huge events to get the public involved in marine conservation and to put pressure on the UK’s politicians.
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Surfrider battles to stop the invasion of plastic
Europe wide, 21st March 2013. As part of its Ocean Initiatives taking place this March, SAR’s French member Surfrider Foundation Europe will be holding hundreds of beach clean up events in Europe and across the globe.
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Norwegians light beacons to save the Arctic seas
Oslo, 23rd February 2013. SAR’s Norwegian member Norges Naturvernforbund held country wide burning of beacons in over 80 locations to protest against proposed oil drilling in the Norwegian Arctic circle.
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Global Mercury Treaty not strong enough
Geneva, 19th January 2013. After four years of intense negotiations, a global treaty has been signed to cut mercury pollution. However the treaty has been criticized by SAR member the European Environmental Bureau for not going far enough.
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Unilever to phase out micro beads from all products
Brussels 27th December. Unilever has agreed to phase out micro beads from all its personal care products in a great success story for the marine environment and Seas At Risk member organisations the North Sea Foundation and MCS.
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Tuna Ambassadors to the rescue
Duffel, 14th December 2012. Sea First Foundation, a SAR member and Belgian-Dutch NGO, has begun a campaign to encourage restaurants and stores to stop selling all species of tuna, with volunteer ambassadors hitting the streets to spread the word.
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UK fails on marine conservation
London, 13th December 2012. Seas at Risk member, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has accused the government of a complete lack of ambition to preserve the seas. Out of a recommended 127 marine conservation zones in UK waters, the government has declared only 31 will be protected by the end of next year, none of which will have all activities banned.
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Marine mercury threat highlighted at UN talks
Brussels, 7th December 2012. Seas at Risk member the European Environmental Bureau has highlighted the widespread problem of mercury pollution in the world’s oceans and has called on the UN to take immediate action.
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Porpoises under threat as microbeads get support
Utrecht, 12th December 2012. SAR member the North Sea Foundation has been busy of late, gaining big wins in the Dutch parliament on microplastics and has put harbour porpoises under the spotlight in a major awareness raising campaign for the threatened species.
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Surfrider takes stock of maritime safety
Biarritz, 26th November 2012. At a conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Prestige sinking, SAR member organisation the Surfrider Foundation has called on industry and legislators to ensure that our marine and coastal environments are fully protected against maritime impacts.
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French court upholds Total Erika conviction
Paris, 25th September 2012. To the relief of SAR French member organisation Surfrider Foundation Europe, France’s highest court has upheld the conviction of oil major Total in the case of the 1999 Erika oil spill.
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BUND draws out ship waste comic book winner
Berlin, 9th October 2012. SAR German member BUND has announced the winner of their comic book competition that saw almost a hundred proposals highlighting the problem of marine litter and the inputs that come from ships.
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Lesson for Europe as US drops sinking ships
Washington, 26th October 2012. The U.S. Maritime Administration has decided to end the practice of sinking end-of-use ships and instead will pursue a policy of recycling such vessels.
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Stemming the rising tide of litter
Ross-on-Wye, 14th September 2012. It’s the biggest beach clean-up in the UK and this year SAR member the Marine Conservation Society is running their ‘Beachwatch Big Weekend’ hoping to attract many thousands of volunteers in the fight against marine litter.
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SAR welcomes Spanish member
Brussels, 24th August Brussels 2012. Spanish organisation the ENT Foundation has become a new Sea At Risk member. The group’s work largely focuses on research interests related to environmental affairs, development and international cooperation.
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Slovenian NGO tackling marine litter joins SAR
Brussels, 13th August 2012. Seas At Risk welcomed new member organisation Evo Vitae at its Annual General Assembly held earlier this year. The Slovenian NGO’s marine focus is on tackling marine litter and current campaigns involve awareness raising, beach cleans and monitoring.
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MyBeach is OUR responsibility
The Netherlands, 27th June 2012. This June saw SAR member the North Sea Foundation launch their ‘MyBeach’ initiative across the Dutch coast – a project that aims to tackle marine litter by encouraging beach goers to clean up not only their own mess but also the trash brought in by the sea.
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Flashmobs, performance art and plastic soup
The Wadden Sea, 25th June 2012. In a collaboration between the Oerol festival and SAR member the Waddenvereniging, the Wadden Sea island of Terschelling this June became a site not only of musical and artistic expressionism but also of marine environmental awareness raising.
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Video highlights CFP reform problems
Grenaa, 25th April 2012. A new video produced on the reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy and Transferable Fishing Concessions (TFCs) has highlighted the serious problems associated with such a market based allocation of fishing quota or days.
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Beach cleans highlight litter problem
Brussels, 24th April 2012. The results of UK beach clean-ups in 2011 and a Europe wide beach clean last month by Seas At Risk member orgranisations have shown the extent of marine litter on beaches and the huge public support for tackling the problem.
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Legambiente highlights risk of Costa disaster
Livorno, 13th February 2012. Seas At Risk member organisation and Italy’s largest environmental group Legambiente, has raised concerns about potential ecological damage in waters surrounding the stricken Costa Concordia cruise vessel as the removal of on-board fuel begins
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Comic competition puts ‘Nothing Overboard’!
Berlin, 8th February 2012. Seas At Risk German member BUND has launched a comic competition to raise awareness amongst seafarers on the problems of ship waste dumping and marine litter. The competition invites graphic designers to provide illustrations by the end of April this year.
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