ARCHIVED - 250 volunteers collect 1.5 tons of waste from the seabed and beaches of Mazarrón

Events were held by Bachisub on Saturday in Cañada de Gallego and Bolnuevo

On Saturday 12th October the 25th annual sea bed clean-up event was held in the bay of Mazarrón, the fifth time this has been billed as an international event, and during the day over 250 participants collected a total in excess of 1,500 kilos of rubbish from the Mediterranean and the beaches during events at various beaches in the municipality.

The venues this year included the beach of Covaticas in Cañada de Gallego and El Rincón in Bolnuevo, where activities were coordinated by the Bachisub dive centre and the Town Hall of Mazarrón. Support was also received from the Puerto Deportivo (the marina), the local fishermen’s guild, the Club de Regatas de Mazarrón and, for the first time, the Fundación Reina Sofía.

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