Kuwaiti divers pursue cleansing marine environment
Date
1/10/2016 3:44:12 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT Jan 10 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Dive Team (KDT) affiliated with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF) has removed three tons of waste from offshore locations in Al-Sulaibikhat.Walid Al-Shatti in charge of the KDT operations told KUNA the discarded items including plastic bags and cans posed a hazard to the coastal environment birds and sea creatures' habitat in Kuwait Bay.The littering was done by sea men boarding vessels and goers he said adding that some of the waste had been pushed into the sea through sewers during recent heavy rains.The team carried out the clean-up in coordination with Kuwait Municipality Environment Public Authority (EPA) Natural Therapy Department of the Ministry of Health as part of the "clean Kuwait beaches" campaign with support from the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs.It will proceed to cleanse the Kuwaiti beaches and islands he said indicating that further guidance would be addressed to the sea goers and fishermen to spare the marine environment such harmful acts.Emphasizing necessity to deal with all sources and causes of pollution Al-Shatti called for harsher punishment against violators and enhancing further public awareness of the necessity to safeguard the marine wild life. Moreover he expressed hope that projects worked out for such purposes be pursued particularly those related to protecting the bay where diverse species of marine creatures lay eggs. (end) zik.rk
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