SURFRIDER FOUNDATION NEWS
Source: Surfrider Foundation - www.surfrider.org

Fourth of July Aftermath
Every year, the masses hit the surf and sand to celebrate America's independence making July 4th the busiest beach weekend of the year, but with the crowds so comes the trash! Every year our shores are littered with cans, bottles, discarded fireworks and other litter. City workers do their best to clean up our mess, but many times it takes the additional work of volunteers to help make a dent in the massive amount of trash left behind. The Surfrider Foundation is proud to recognize some of our chapters who held special post-Fourth-of-July cleanups. San Diego County Chapter whose annual "Morning After Mess" cleanup presented by Sun Diego was held today in five different locations around San Diego. Surfrider's New Hampshire, Northwest Straights, Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Kauai Chapters all held special post-holiday cleanups too! And, not to be outdone, our Newport, Oregon and South Orange County Chapters pitched in with special post-Fourth-of-July Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue events as well.

Thank you to all of you who helped clean up our beaches this year (or picked up after yourself on Sat.).

World's First Artificial Kelp Reef Off San Clemente
In order to mitigate damages to marine organisms caused by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Southern California Edison agreed to construct an artificial kelp reef off of San Clemente, CA. Thirty five years later, this project has now been completed and over 175 acres of kelp now grace an area south of the SC pier, providing habitat for almost 50 different varieties of fish and invertebrates.

DDT Pollution Off Palos Verdes Coast
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a $36 million expenditure to help clean up the world's largest deposit of DDT located 200 feet underwater off the coast of Palos Verdes. Over 110 tons of the pesticide DDT (along with toxic PCBs) were released into the ocean by Montrose Chemical Corp. from 1947 to 1971, creating one of the "most hazardous places in the country."

CNN Ranks America's Healthiest Lakes and Beaches
Feeling a little grimy from last weekend's litter-strewn beach trip? Well, CNN just released its list of "America's Top Ten Healthiest Lake and Beach Getaways." They teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to rank each spot by factors such as air and water quality, abundance of parks, and hotel room costs. Here are the spots that made the grade:

1. Tybee Island, Georgia
2. Coronado, California
3. Monterey, California
4. Osage Beach, Missouri
5. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
6. Zephyr Cove, Nevada
7. Bonita Springs, Florida
8. Wailea, Hawaii
9. Kellys Island, Ohio
10. Provincetown, Massachusetts

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karín Sierralta (Peru).

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