Rob Nixon

Chairman, Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter

I live blue™ because…
My life revolves around the ocean form surfing to fishing.

Why do you care about the environment?
Simple.  Without a healthy ocean, we as a species don’t survive.  It gives us 70% of the air we breathe, sustains us with its pelagic bounty, entertains us with its wind and waves and scares us with its immense power of influence over the Earth’s weather

How has your environment affected your career/education decisions?
My career and education decisions were made early before I became so involved in trying to make our oceans and beaches a better place.  I continue to self educate myself by reading anything I can get my hands on and talk to anyone who will meet me to find out as much as I can about the ocean and beach processes that affect our world and how WE affect them.

What are some things you do in your life to protect the environment?
I volunteer my time with the Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter and Friends of Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island, Texas.  My wife and I recycle and have cut most single-use plastics out of our lives.  I also have visited schools to talk with students about our watershed and am continually “unlittering” our beaches by picking up trash every day on our beaches.

Read Rob’s blog here.
Visit Surfrider South Texas here.
See Rob’s plot of ocean here.