Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup is the world's largest volunteer event of its kind. Last year, 378,000 volunteers from 76 countries cleared litter from oceans and waterways and recorded the items collected.

 

This year's International Coastal Cleanup will be held September 20th. But this is more than a one-day event it's a year-round movement. The ocean is essential to the health of everything on our planet. But harmful impacts like climate change and overfishing are taking its toll. The International Coastal Cleanup provides a direct tangible way to make a difference. Litter in the ocean kills countless seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles each year through ingestion and entanglement. The International Coastal Cleanup brings awareness and action to one of the largest problems we face.

The 2007 International Coastal Cleanup Data Report http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/DocServer/ICC_AR07.pdf?docID=3741 is a global snapshot of the hazardous effects of trash in the ocean.

 

Sign up now to join this year's cleanup effort on Sept. 20, 2008, by writing to John Kieser at petrel@webmail.co.za or call 073 775 8561 and he will provide you with the relevant datacards, refuse bags and gloves.

Meeting points for the general public (Western Cape) at 9am

 

Tell a friend about the coastal cleanup.