Volunteers remove 45 kgs of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of historic seaport; teams worked at dozens more sites up and down Mediterranean coast
Trash, ghost nets, fishing lines, sunglasses collected by scuba-diving volunteers is on display during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
A scuba-diving volunteer shows his collected bag contains trash during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
Snorkel-diving volunteers collect trash during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
A scuba-diving volunteer comes out of the water holding a chair he collected during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
The UN marked World Oceans Day on Wednesday, but the scuba diving volunteers were taking to the water to clean the sites on Friday and Saturday, Israel’s weekend.
The UN’s environment program says the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic is dumped into the ocean each minute. Plastic waste can take centuries to degrade, and causes extensive damage to marine ecosystems.
11 June 2022,
A scuba-diving volunteer collects trash during a World Oceans Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
A scuba-diving volunteer collects trash during a World Oceans Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
Trash, ghost nets, fishing lines, sunglasses collected by scuba-diving volunteers is on display during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
A scuba-diving volunteer shows his collected bag contains trash during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
Snorkel-diving volunteers collect trash during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
A scuba-diving volunteer comes out of the water holding a chair he collected during World Ocean Day event in the Mediterranean ancient Caesarea's Roman-period port, Israel, June 10, 2022.
(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
AP — Divers visiting the ancient seaport of Caesarea on Israel’s Mediterranean coast occasionally find treasure, but on Friday they searched for trash.
Twenty six scuba-diving volunteers removed around 45 kilograms (100 pounds) of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of the historic site of Caesarea Maritima as part of a United Nations World Oceans Day initiative.
Dozens more at sites along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and on the Red Sea reefs in the Israeli resort of Eilat removed more than 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of trash.
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The cleanup included bottles and bags, ghost nets, fishing lines, aluminum cans, lost towels and other odd items, including a beach lounger, that were polluting coastal waters.
The events were organized by the Israeli Diving Federation with support from the Environmental Protection Ministry and Nature and Parks Authority, which manages the coastal areas, including Caesarea’s Roman-period port.
AP — Divers visiting the ancient seaport of Caesarea on Israel’s Mediterranean coast occasionally find treasure, but on Friday they searched for trash.
Twenty six scuba-diving volunteers removed around 45 kilograms (100 pounds) of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of the historic site of Caesarea Maritima as part of a United Nations World Oceans Day initiative.
Dozens more at sites along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and on the Red Sea reefs in the Israeli resort of Eilat removed more than 150 kilograms (330 pounds) of trash.
State of Jerusalem: The MaqdasyinKeep Watching
The cleanup included bottles and bags, ghost nets, fishing lines, aluminum cans, lost towels and other odd items, including a beach lounger, that were polluting coastal waters.
The events were organized by the Israeli Diving Federation with support from the Environmental Protection Ministry and Nature and Parks Authority, which manages the coastal areas, including Caesarea’s Roman-period port.
The UN marked World Oceans Day on Wednesday, but the scuba diving volunteers were taking to the water to clean the sites on Friday and Saturday, Israel’s weekend.
The UN’s environment program says the equivalent of a garbage truck full of plastic is dumped into the ocean each minute. Plastic waste can take centuries to degrade, and causes extensive damage to marine ecosystems.
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