Vote for the Ocean
Choose your language
Français
English
Português
Make your voice heard
Menu
Homepage
Vote for the Ocean
Choose your language
Français
English
Partners
FAQ
contacts
surfrider.eu
follow us
Fichier 3
a
m
a
jorit
y
of
w
omen
p
a
r
tici
p
a
ting
For these 3 priorities,
CITIZENS CALL THE EU TO TAKE
CONCRETE
A
CTION FOR
THE OCEAN
4 billion
eu
r
os /
year
5,000
billion
1/3
of european
citizens
90%
o
f
goods
countries
a
r
ound
the
w
orld
59
ARE F
R
OM
THE EU
R
OPEAN
UNION
men
w
omen
36,4%
15%
O
F
WHICH
T
O
P
3
France,
Po
r
tu
g
a
l
and S
p
ain
21
40
%
Th
ou
gh st
u
dies sh
o
w a loss
of in
t
e
r
est in the
E
u
r
opean
elections among this age
g
ro
u
p
, th
e
y ta
k
e action
f
or the o
c
ean
c
a
u
s
e
.
The
s
e a
r
e the first
E
u
r
opean
elections in which th
e
y
c
an pa
r
ticipa
t
e!
1
8
-
2
4
y
ear olds
r
ep
r
e
s
ent mo
r
e
t
han
of participants
are between
25
-
34
y
ea
r
s old
microplastics floating
in the ocean.
T
iny fragmen
t
s 5mm or less
r
e
s
ulting
f
r
om ti
r
e abrasion,
s
ynthetic cl
o
thing
fibers, mic
r
obeads added
t
o
c
osmetic
p
r
o
du
c
t
s and degrading la
r
ger
plastics.
is the annual funding that the
fossil fuel industry receives
from the European Union.
Despi
t
e
s
cientific
e
viden
c
e
that their offsho
r
e
e
x
t
raction
c
an ha
v
e ir
r
e
v
ersible impac
t
s
on o
c
eans, coastlines and
global
w
arming.
C
all on the EU
t
o ban
mic
r
oplastic
c
omp
o
unds
in
t
entionally added in
c
a
r
e
p
r
o
du
c
t
s, de
t
e
r
gen
t
s and pain
t
s.
33%
of european
citizens
w
ant
t
o en
co
urage in
d
us
t
r
y
inn
o
v
ations
t
o d
e
v
elop p
r
o
du
c
t
s
that no longer
r
elea
s
e plastic
fibers.
are transported
by sea.
Oil spills,
c
ontainer los
s
es,
t
o
xic di
s
cha
r
ges a
r
e all
impo
r
tant
c
on
s
eq
u
en
c
es
of this mode of
t
ranspo
r
t.
Out of the
8
t
opics
covered by
the consultation,
3 priorities
w
e
r
e
e
xp
r
es
s
ed
b
y ci
t
i
z
ens.
Quali
t
y
of bathing
w
a
t
er
O
c
ean
li
t
era
c
y
S
ustainable
to
urism
R
en
ew
able
marine ene
rg
y
Risks lin
k
ed
t
o clima
t
e change
in the
c
oastal a
r
eas
Fossil fuels
and offshore
exploitation
S
us
t
ainable
shipping
Microplastic
pollution
of the ocean
8%
5%
3%
6%
35%
12%
13%
18%
t
o figh
t
a
g
ain
s
t
MIC
R
OPL
A
STIC
POL
L
UTION O
F
THE OCEAN
50%
of european
citizens
think
w
e sh
o
uld lea
v
e behind
f
ossil ene
rg
y and
f
orbid any oil or
g
as
e
xploration and
e
xploitation.
3
/
4
of european
citizens
w
ant
t
o ban
e
xploration
and oil
e
xploitation in marine
p
rot
ec
t
ed a
r
eas.
abou
t
fossi
l
fuels
and offshore
exp
l
oi
ta
tion
1/3
of european
citizens
think that
w
e
m
ust p
r
om
ot
e
inn
o
v
ation and e
c
o-design
of ships (pain
t
s, ene
rg
y
efficien
c
y
, ma
t
erials...).
1
/
4
of european
citizens
a
r
e in
f
a
v
or of s
t
r
engthening
s
u
r
v
eillan
c
e of marine
and noi
s
e pol
l
ution.
t
o
w
ards
sus
t
ainable
shipping
98%
w
o
uld al
s
o be willing
t
o change their
b
uying
habi
t
s if an
"
e
c
o-friendly
t
ranspo
r
t" label
w
as c
r
ea
t
ed
f
or the p
r
o
du
c
t
s.
United Kingdom
I
r
eland
Denmark
Netherlands
B
elgium
S
pain
S
w
eden
F
inland
Germany
A
us
t
ria
B
ul
g
aria
R
omania
Hun
g
a
r
y
C
r
oatia
S
l
ov
enia
G
r
ee
c
e
Italy
C
yp
r
us
P
o
r
t
u
g
al
Nearly
7
,
00
0
E
u
r
opean citizens pa
r
ticipa
t
ed
in
S
u
r
frider
F
o
undation
E
u
r
op
e
’
s
p
ublic
c
on
s
ultation
f
or o
c
ean p
rot
ection just
ahead of the 2
0
19 EU elections.
A
mpli
f
y citizen
s
’
v
oi
c
e
t
o the highest
E
u
r
opean l
e
v
el
t
o pla
c
e o
c
ean p
rot
ection
at the hea
r
t of politi
c
al deba
t
e!
7
,000
v
oices
for
the ocean!
WHO H
A
S
P
A
R
TICI
P
A
TED?
the g
o
a
l
?
F
r
an
c
e
L
u
x
emb
o
u
r
g
and now ?
This year will be crucial for the future
of the ocean. With "Voice for the ocean",
we are committed to raising our concerns
in front of the candidates of the European
elections of May 2019.
t
ake
a
ction.
let
’
s
v
o
te!
Find all the results
of Voice For the Ocean :
Find out the current situation
of the European Union
regarding ocean protection :
DOWNLOAD
COMING SOON
S
o
u
rc
es
Surfrider Foundation Europe, rendition of the Voice For The Ocean citizen consultation from 1st June 2018 to 20th January 2019
/
Elabe Study
/
Microplastics in the oceans: Surfrider.eu
,
Le monde.fr
/
Fossil energies and offshore exploitation: Surfrider.eu
/
Eco-friendly shipping: Surfrider.eu
A
n in
f
ographic
b
y
Fichier 1
7
,000
v
oices
for
the ocean!
Nearly
7
,
00
0
E
u
r
opean citizens
pa
r
ticipa
t
ed in
S
u
r
frider
F
o
undation
E
u
r
op
e
’
s
p
ublic
c
on
s
ultation
f
or o
c
ean p
rot
ection just ahead
of the 2
0
19 EU elections.
18
-
24
year olds
represen
t
more
than
15
%
o
f
p
a
r
tici
p
ants
The
s
e a
r
e the first
E
u
r
opean elections
in which th
e
y
c
an pa
r
ticipa
t
e!
36
,4%
are between
25
-
34
years old
Th
ou
gh st
u
dies sh
o
w a loss of in
t
e
r
est
in the
E
u
r
opean elections among
this age g
ro
u
p
, th
e
y ta
k
e action
f
or the o
c
ean
c
a
u
s
e
.
the g
o
a
l
?
A
mpli
f
y citizen
s
’
v
oi
c
e
t
o the highest
E
u
r
opean l
e
v
el
t
o pla
c
e o
c
ean
p
rot
ection at the hea
r
t of politi
c
al
deba
t
e!
who h
a
s
p
a
r
tici
p
a
ted?
o
f
which
countries
a
r
ound
the
w
orld
59
22
60
%
w
omen
United Kingdom
i
r
eland
Denmark
Netherlands
B
elgiq
u
e
S
pain
P
o
r
t
u
g
al
S
w
eden
F
inland
Germany
A
us
t
ria
B
ul
g
aria
R
omania
Hun
g
a
r
y
C
r
oatia
S
l
ov
enia
Italy
G
r
ee
c
e
C
yp
r
us
F
r
an
c
e
L
u
x
emb
o
u
r
g
are f
r
om
the eu
r
opean
union
t
o
p
3
france,
po
r
tu
g
a
l
and s
p
ain
a
m
a
jorit
y
o
f
w
omen
p
a
r
tici
p
a
ting
40
%
men
Fichier 2
Mic
r
o p
l
as
t
ic pol
l
u
t
ion
of
t
he o
c
ean
Out of
t
he
8
t
opics
c
ov
e
r
ed
b
y
t
he
c
on
s
ul
t
a
t
ion,
3 priorities
w
e
r
e
e
xp
r
es
s
ed
b
y ci
t
i
z
ens
35
%
F
ossil
fu
els and
offsho
r
e
e
xploi
t
a
t
ion
18
%
S
us
t
ainable
shipping
13
%
R
en
ew
able
marine ene
rg
y
Risks lin
k
ed
t
o clima
t
e change
in the
c
oastal a
r
eas
Quali
t
y
of bathing
w
a
t
er
6
%
8
%
O
c
ean
li
t
era
c
y
5
%
S
ustainable
to
urism
3
%
12
%
4 billion
eu
r
os /
year
is
t
he an
n
ual
f
unding
t
h
a
t
t
he
f
ossil
fu
el in
d
us
t
r
y
r
e
c
ei
v
es f
r
om
t
he
E
u
r
opean
U
nion.
Despi
t
e
s
cientific
e
viden
c
e that their
offsho
r
e
e
x
t
raction
c
an ha
v
e
ir
r
e
v
ersible impac
t
s on o
c
eans,
c
oastlines and global
w
arming.
5,000
billion
mic
r
op
l
as
t
ics flo
a
t
ing
in
t
he o
c
ean.
T
iny fragmen
t
s 5mm or less
r
e
s
ulting
f
r
om ti
r
e abrasion,
s
ynthetic cl
o
thing
fibers, mic
r
obeads added
t
o
c
osmetic
p
r
o
du
c
t
s and degrading la
r
ger
plastics.
90%
o
f
goods
a
r
e
t
r
anspo
r
t
ed
b
y
s
ea.
Oil spills,
c
ontainer los
s
es,
t
o
xic di
s
cha
r
ges a
r
e all impo
r
tant
c
on
s
eq
u
en
c
es of this mode
of
t
ranspo
r
t.
Fichier 3
t
o figh
t
a
g
ain
s
t
mic
r
opl
a
stic
pol
l
ution
o
f
the ocean
1/3
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
F
or
t
he
s
e 3 p
r
io
r
i
t
ies
CITIZENS
C
AL
L
THE EU TO TAKE
CONCRETE
A
CTION FOR
THE OCEAN
C
all on the EU
t
o ban mic
r
oplastic
c
omp
o
unds in
t
entionally added in
c
a
r
e p
r
o
du
c
t
s, de
t
e
r
gen
t
s and pain
t
s.
33%
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
w
ant
t
o en
co
urage in
d
us
t
r
y
inn
o
v
ations
t
o d
e
v
elop p
r
o
du
c
t
s
that no longer
r
elea
s
e plastic fibers.
abou
t
fossi
l
fuels
and offshore
exp
l
oi
ta
tion
50%
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
think
w
e sh
o
uld lea
v
e behind
f
ossil
ene
rg
y and
f
orbid any oil or
g
as
e
xploration and
e
xploitation.
3
/
4
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
w
ant
t
o ban
e
xploration and oil
e
xploitation in marine p
rot
ec
t
ed a
r
eas.
t
o
w
ards
sus
t
ainable
shipping
1/3
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
think that
w
e
m
ust p
r
om
ot
e inn
o
v
ation
and e
c
o-design of ships (pain
t
s, ene
rg
y
efficien
c
y
, ma
t
erials...).
1
/
4
o
f
eu
r
opean
citizens
a
r
e in
f
a
v
or of s
t
r
engthening
s
u
r
v
eillan
c
e of marine and noi
s
e
pol
l
ution.
98%
w
o
uld al
s
o be willing
t
o change their
b
uying habi
t
s if an
"
e
c
o-friendly
t
ranspo
r
t" label
w
as c
r
ea
t
ed
f
or the p
r
o
du
c
t
s.
Fichier 4
and n
o
w?
T
his
y
ear will be c
r
u
cial
f
or
t
he
f
u
t
u
r
e
of
t
he o
c
ean. Wi
t
h
"
V
oi
c
e
f
or
t
he
O
c
ea
n
",
w
e a
r
e
c
ommit
t
ed
t
o
r
aising
y
o
ur
c
on
c
e
r
ns in f
r
ont of
t
he
c
andi
da
t
es of
t
he
E
u
r
opean
elec
t
ions of
M
a
y 2
0
1
9
.
t
ake
a
ction.
let
’
s
v
o
te!
Find all the results
of Voice for the ocean :
Find out the current situation
of the European Union
regarding ocean protection :
DOWNLOAD
DOWNLOAD
S
o
u
r
c
es
Surfrider Foundation Europe, rendition of the
Voice For The Ocean citizen consultation from
1st June 2018 to 20th January 2019
/
Elabe Study
/
Microplastics in the oceans: Surfrider.eu
,
Le monde.fr
/
Fossil energies and offshore
exploitation: Surfrider.eu
/
Eco-friendly
shipping: Surfrider.eu
A
n in
f
ographic
b
y
