The Surf and Clean association launched, with the support of the Biodiversity Foundation and Ecoembes, the project “Surfing as a vector for the transmission of knowledge and an agent of change on the problem generated by litter in the sea” to convey to surfers the problem generated by marine litter, involve them as users of the sea, and involve them when it comes to publicizing the problem and proposing solutions.

Within the framework of the project, the aim was for surfers to be more active in the defence of their environment, the sea. To achieve this, it has relied on 4 main lines of action:

– Training program for surf instructors, in collaboration with 5 surf federations (5 online and 4 face-to-face). More than 225 surf instructors were reached.

– Direct work with the new surf schools: we collaborated with more than 30 schools and the “defend the sea” poster/seal was created and sent physically and digitally to all of them.

– Volunteer activities: 5 collaborative local groups were created that mobilized 220 volunteers and collaborated with another one. 9 volunteer days were organized.

– Collaboration with surfers: They characterized 19+9 beaches. 18 black spots of waste accumulation were located. More than 200 photos were received of surfers picking up trash on the beach. In total, more than 450 volunteers were mobilized and more than 10,000 people were reached.