• As part of the activities programmed for Environment Week, the Port Authority of València has joined the marine clean-up initiative coordinated at a national level by the Red de Vigilantes Marinos and the Libera project of SEO/BirdLife and Ecoembes
• A total of 60 volunteers from Oceanide Club de Buceo (diving club) took part in the clean-up of Cabanyal Beach, its seabed and the northern breakwater of the Port of València
• A total of 60 kg of waste was removed from the marine and coastal environment

Valenciaport is celebrating Environment Week with an agenda full of activities: an exhibition on decarbonisation in the Clock Building with daily environmental workshops for schoolchildren  a conference on ‘Actions linked to zero emissions in port companies’ (5 June) and collaboration with an initiative focused on cleaning the beaches and seabed around the Port.

Last weekend, Valenciaport collaborated with a national initiative – developed by the Red de Vigilantes Marinos and the Libera project of SEO/BirdLife and Ecoembes – by sponsoring the cleaning of the seabed of Cabanyal beach. This activity has been carried out simultaneously in many parts of the Spanish coast, and in the case of Valencia, a total of 60 volunteers from Oceanide Club de Buceo have been responsible for carrying it out by cleaning the Cabanyal Beach, its seabed and the waters of the northern breakwater of the Port of València.

During the day, 60 volunteers, including certified divers and shore staff, worked together to remove 60 kg of waste from the marine and coastal environment. Most of the waste removed on the beach was cans, cartons and all kinds of plastics, as well as cigarette butts, wipes and glass bottles.

On the seabed, the divers have mainly extracted fishing nets and fishing gear, although they have also found carpet waste, plastics, bottles and cans deposited on the seabed.

In this initiative, Oceanide Diving Club has had the support of 60 volunteers and companies and institutions: SAV – Agricultores de la Vega de Valencia, the Port Authority of València, Red de Vigilantes Marinos, Politsub, Charter Valencia, Federación de Actividades Subacuáticas de la Comunidad Valenciana, FOVASA and Dr. Tree.

About Oceanide Club de BuceoOceanide Club de Buceo is a non-profit sports association dedicated to the practice of diving, promoting responsible diving activities and marine conservation and monitoring. Since its creation, it has been actively involved in various initiatives to protect and preserve marine environments, involving the community in the protection of the oceans.