Final Straw Foundation CIO

We love it when a team joins us for a morning by the sea...especially at this time of year!! Get in touch if you want to start your day like this; breaking boundaries with team mates, removing plastic pollution from the shoreline, taking deep breathes full of vitamin sea air.

Mark Simmons sailing trip pun: "I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” has been voted the funniest joke at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, chosen by members of the public from a shortlist drawn up by judges. What's your favourite ocean pun? #MondayMood

Our team are all about practical action. We ask questions, listen carefully, hatch a plan and then we're tenacious. We're not aiming for perfection, we're focussed on progress. And today is a good day... 😡 People are fed up with sewage releases in to the ocean. We are too. People are frustrated with the lack of transparency from water companies about sewage discharges. We are too. 🏊♀️ We want to ensure people who use the sea can make informed decisions about whether or not to go in, based on reliable, up-to-date information. 🌊 We've launched 2 solar-powered, electronic water quality, sewage warning signs along Eastney esplanade in Southsea. 💧 The signs use data from the Surfers Against Sewage online map, which tracks storm overflow releases across the UK. Portsmouth City Council will update the signs daily, live between 6am-8pm, over the summer. 🥅 We will achieve our collective goal when the day comes that signs like these are no longer required...but until then, this is progress...trustworthy progress that will help keep people safe and will be useful for holding those responsible for sewage releases into the ocean accountable. There is no hiding! We are all watching. #Swimming #WaterQuality #Portsmouth #StopSewage #Beach

#CocaineCrabs What do spending time by the ocean and the art of writing letters have in common? Could it be #NationalRelaxationDay? Well, here's a poem that is relaxing to listen to, but it will leave you so enraged you'll be searching for a way to chill again afterwards...perhaps a good moment to pen a letter / type an email to your MP to make your feelings known, to release all of your frustration & ensure that, going forwards, the only thing that crabs are getting high on is the tide... https://lnkd.in/gdTuXs9J Thank you Tomos Roberts & Probably Tomfoolery Ltd for this poem, which raises awareness of our water quality testing findings & hopefully inspires action. #BlueHealth #SeaAir #WaterQuality #Environment

1 day to go. Nominations close at midnight, 16th August. Please nominate us for the Benefact Group 'Movement For Good' Climate & Environment special draw. It takes less than 1 minute to do. We can do so much with £5000 to positively impact ocean health, marine life & biodiversity in the Solent and towards education for all age groups who enjoy the water. Our charity number is 1191500. Please share and encourage your network to do so, if you can. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/e3APmQtm #MovementForGood #charity #environment #climate

Sometimes a visual representation of data really hits the mark...and this is one I continue to think about; it's so simple and unequivocably important. "As the planet warms and polar ice melts, our global average sea level is rising. Although exact ocean heights vary due to local geography, climate over time, and dynamic fluid interactions with gravity and planetary rotation, scientists observe sea level trends by comparing measurements against a 20 year spatial and temporal mean reference. It represents the global mean sea level change; the blue mark on the ruler shows the exact measurements of the Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research. The level of the animated water changes more smoothly, driven by a 60-day floating average." Awesome from the team at Nasa SVS AJ Christensen!! #OceanHealth #ClimateChange #Environment

Dear LinkedIn, I hope your week is as 'SPICY' as Gunter from Sing, in the best way. Just like this chili pepper I came across on a litter pick earlier. Regards, Carla, Final Straw Foundation. #BeachClean #LoveWhatYouDo #EnvironmentalAwareness

Excellent news - mini heatwave incoming this weekend. We hope everyone enjoys time outdoors (safely). But what we really, really, really want (written with the Spice Girls song in our heads)... ...is for everyone to leave it a bit better than they find it. Sadly, nice weather leads to more rubbish left on the beach. Here's an example from Portsmouth after the hot weather 2 weeks ago...a before and after of our beach clean. #BeachCleanUp #EnvironmentalAwareness #FunInTheSun

It's hard to imagine being in an Olympic surfing semifinal, let alone one in which a whale breeches on the horizon...what a magical moment! How very special for surfers Brisa Hennessey & Tatiana Weston-Webb. Very cool that Carlos Barria captured this image for Reuters sport. #Olympics #environment #naturalhabitat

🌊 Wondering how to reduce the use of plastic across your business? ⛱️ Looking for a brilliant idea for a team-building session? 🌍 Deciding which charity you are going to partner with for 1% for the Planet? Pop in to see us if you're in the vicinity 👋