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Tel Aviv [Israel], June 13 (ANI/TPS): In honor of Oceans Day, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has funded underwater clean-up dives in the Mediterranean and Red Seas as part of the “Clean Beaches” initiative. Diving is carried out in cooperation with the Natural Park Authority under the leadership of the Israeli Diving Association “Sea Guard”.
Fifty-five divers took part in clean-up dives at Givat Aliya, Herzliya Beach and Dor-Nachsholim beaches in Jaffa last weekend, collecting some 120kg of rubbish, mostly made of plastic, single-use food wrappers and drink cans. Waste is removed and sorted, and information gathered during the dives is monitored and used to understand where the waste comes from, find solutions to the environmental problems it creates, and raise awareness.
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The next dives will be on June 16 and June 23-24, 2023.
Clean Shores is a national action plan to address Israel’s marine litter problem, derived from the requirements of the Barcelona Convention. The plan emphasizes educating the public about the need to prevent the dangers of marine litter, especially plastic litter, which is a major waste in Israel.
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2023 is the 18th year of the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s Clean Coast Plan. The purpose of the program is to minimize the dangers of waste along Israel’s coasts and seas, and to act in line with international commitments to clean up beaches and seas for the benefit of Israel’s environment and public. (ANI/TPS)
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