This underwater cleanup protects #Bangladesh only coral habitat; Saint Martin's Island.

In a bid to collect data and create awareness among the islanders and tourists about dangers of solid waste pollution in the sea, Save Our Sea in cooperation with IUCN and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) is going conduct annual National Underwater Cleanup 2016 at Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh.

Local youth initiative ‘Sukher Saint Martin’s will help in the event as part of Save Our Sea’s Fighting Marine Debris program. For details info about this year’s cleanup please visit: http://www.saveoursea.social/fighting-marine-debris/nuc16

Divers will conduct transect for debris survey and bring up trashes. Non-divers volunteer will help the divers in clean-up dives, engage communities in the clean-up, and run awareness campaign among the tourists and local people.

Since 2013, Fighting Marine Debris program is creating awareness among the tourist and islanders about threats of marine debris and providing critical information and data how to fight marine pollution.

To join us as a diver please contact with Mohammad Arju over email at [email protected]