Goodfest Hugo Tagholm

Hugo is a surfer, campaigner, and environmentalist.

He currently heads up the global marine conservation NGO Oceana in the UK.

He previously led the NGO Surfers Against Sewage, campaigning from the beach front to the front benches of Parliament. Hugo founded the Global Wave Conference, Plastic Free Communities movement, the Million Mile Beach Clean & Safer Seas Service and has been instrumental in exposing water company sewage pollution and the plastic pollution crisis.

Hugo was awarded a Doctorate of Science by Exeter University for his services to the marine environment; Environmentalist of the Year 2021 by Save the Waves; featured in the ENDS Report 2023 Campaigning Power List, and shortlisted as Leader of the Year in the 2023 Purpose Awards.

Hugo is the co-chair for the international environmental NGO Save the Waves Coalition and writes for Oceanographic Magazine. He is a regular speaker and host at ocean and environmental events, and frequent commentator in the media featuring in the Guardian, the Times, Channel 4 News, Sky News, the BBC and many other channels over the years.

He lives in and works from Cornwall in the UK.

You can follow Hugo on Twitter at @hugoSAS.