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Bahia de Gijón, Spain
A massive harbor expansion is currently underway in the Port of Gijón, in the Asturias region of Northern Spain.
Bastion Point, Victoria, Australia
Local Council plans to build a 130m long jetty and boat ramp directly through the surfbreak at Bastion Point.
Broadbench, United Kingdom
The UK Ministry of Defense is about to close public access to this perfect wave due to a bombing range expansion.
Chile
Pollution from the forestry industry and a proposed coal plant threatens a coastline where numerous surf breaks dot a beautiful and pristine landscape.
La Boya, Dominican Republic
A port expansion is currently underway in the DP World Port of Cuacedo, a mega-port on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic. The project will expand the size of what is already one of Dominican Republic's largest ports.
Los Cabos, Baja, Mexico
Marina and resort development under way funded by Investor Eduardo Sanchez-Navarro, heir to Corona Beer, who is responsible for the development of Puerto Los Cabos large yacht marina, golf courses, hotels, and housing developments.
Playa Yankee, Nicaragua
Just south of the town of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Playa Yankee is a local favorite that spits out perfect, hollow barrels when conditions are right. This ocean playground and its surrounding beach is under threat from the proposed construction of...
Rodiles, Austurias, Spain
Rodiles, another of Spain's perfect river-mouth breaks, is being threatened by a dredging project quite similar to the one that caused the wave in Mundaka Bay to disappear for three years.
San Mateo, Ecuador
One of Ecuador's best lefts would be buried beneath a large fishing port proposed for construction on the beach in San Mateo. The community already has a small port and the proposal threatens surfing
Save The Waves Coalition Members:
Surfrider Foundation + Wildcoast + Ocean Revolution + Pro Peninsula + Proplaya + Surfers' Environmental Alliance + Quercus + Save Our Shores + Groundswell Society + Ocean Magazine + Surfbreak Protection Society + California Public Ocean Awareness (NOAA) + Surfers Against Sewage + IYOR + Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA) + Waterkeeper Alliance