Yesterday here in Vava'u we celebrated World Ocean's Day. The event was co-ordinated by VEPA and Endangered Encounters and sponsored by many of the local businesses in town as well as a large number of volunteers collecting rubbish underwater and along the shoreline.
Marine pollution and marine debris are 2 of the many issues that are oceans are facing, rubbish thrown both directly into the water as well as rubbish blowing in from the shoreline here our creating issues to our marine environment.
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| Our poster was made by kids at the Vava'u Public Library Fun Day. |
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| Volunteer diver bringing up tyres. |
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| Hanite working hard. |
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| Lisa and Kat sorting rubbish. |
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| ANZ Bank volunteers. |
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| No clean up should be carried out without a specialist BBQ chef. |
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| Rubbish placed in trees is removed by Brian and Tracy |
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We would like to thank all of the volunteers that gave their time to help with the event, both in cleaning up and also making it fun.
Sponsors of the event provided sausages, gloves, rubbish bags, water, tents and all the essentials to make these event successful. Below is a list of sponsors:
Endangered Encounters, Riki Tiki Tours, VEPA, Beluga Diving, ANZ Bank, Seventh Heaven, Pafilio Tangitau Store, Mounu Island Resort, Teisa and Kalolo, Coconut Car Rentals, Trouble in Paradies, Vava'u Shipwrights, Seahorse Power, GIO Recycling, WestPac Bank.
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