Surfrider Pacific Rim
Surfrider Pacific Rim

Why Surfrider?

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Our Campaigns

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Remote Cleanups

Ocean pollution is everywhere. Guided by the Marine Debris Working Group, Surfrider Pacific Rim is responding by cleaning up our remote and wild places.

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Volunteer positions now available. We need your help!

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Surfrider Pacific Rim

Our mission is to protect our oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.

Who We Are

Champions of Surf & Sand

Surfrider is a community of everyday people who passionately protect our playground - the ocean, waves, and beaches that provide us so much enjoyment.

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Who We Are

Champions of Surf & Sand

Surfrider is a community of everyday people who passionately protect our playground - the ocean, waves, and beaches that provide us so much enjoyment.

Meet us

Photos: Marcus Paladino

What We Do

Protect & Enjoy

We ensure clean water, healthy ocean and coastlines and accessible beaches for all to enjoy by finding lasting solutions to the threats our ocean faces.

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See what we found on our latest beach cleans!

Earth Day Clean up of the Tofino MUP

Beach Clean| Posted 05.16.19

Earth Day Clean up of the Tofino MUP
Ghost Fishing Gear and Underwater Debris Clean

Beach Clean| Posted 03.23.19

Ghost Fishing Gear and Underwater Debris Clean
Backroads Clean Up 2019: Kennedy Lake with CWFS & Surfrider

02.16.19

Backroads Clean Up 2019: Kennedy Lake with CWFS &#...
Polar Bear Swim Clean 2019

Beach Clean| Posted 01.01.19

Polar Bear Swim Clean 2019

What we've accomplished on our beach cleans

# of Cleanups

98

# of Volunteers

1890

Tons of Debris

34.62

# of Supersacs

263.5

Campaigns

Making a Difference on our Coast

Campaigns define us as an organization. It’s how we protect our special coastal places, ensure our ocean is healthy and wild, keep pollution out of the water and make sure every beach is clean and accessible for all to enjoy.

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Love Your Beach Clean (LYBC)

Each month our Pacific Rim Chapter organizes a beach clean event. Come out and join us and show how much you Love Your Beach Clean!

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Rise Above Plastics

There are 5.2 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the ocean, weighing over 250,000 tons. Join us in making positive steps forward in 2017.

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Hold On To Your Butt! (#HOTYB)

Cigarette butts are the last socially acceptable form of litter. Join the discussion to find solutions. No more butts on our beach!! - lets find a solution together.

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Wetsuit Reincarnation

Partnering with SUGA we are going to help turn your old wetsuit into a shiny new yoga mat. Pretty cool, right?

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Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES)

New Youth Programs to help our local youth learn to be the best earth stewards that they can be.

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Coastal Factoid – Beach Clean Stats
This last summer Surfrider Pacific Rim participated in Canada’s largest coastal marine driftage and debris cleanup, which collected a total of 40 tonnes of material off the shores of British Columbia.  A majority of this weight was comprised of plastic, and the highest volume of debris was styrofoam.