Beach and Seabed Clean-up Event

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27.05.2021

The Rovinj Club for Underwater Activities with support and cooperation of the Rovinj Red Cross, the Town of Rovinj-Rovigno, Rovinj Port Authority, Komunalni servis d.o.o. Rovinj, the Rovinj Centre for Marine Research of the Ruđer Bošković Institute, Istria County Dive Association and the Tourist Board of Rovinj – Rovigno on Saturday 29 May, 2021 organises a beach and seabed clean-up with over 120 participants taking part in the event.

The seabed clean-up will take place between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the stretch from the town shipyard along Obala Vladimira Nazora (just opposite the former TDR factory) with 60 divers taking part, including members of the Istria County Dive Association: RK Ariel, RK Ugor-Vrsar, CPA Pula, Loligo, RK Eko More, RK Meduza, RK Centar, DPA Rabac, DPDSR Poreč, DPI Mina) and RK Vodomar from Duga Resa, all members of the Croatian Diving Association. On hand to help the divers clean the seabed will be the Tonka and the Pauk, and employees of the Port Authority with two more boats and barges for collecting waste, employees of the Komunalni servis utility company and members of the Rovinj Public Fire Brigade securing the clean-up zone at sea.  

At the same time, Porton Biondi beach will be cleared of litter by members of the Rovinj Red Cross and the Tino Lorenzetto Scout Squad.

Data on all items retrieved from the beach and seabed will be recorded by the Rovinj Centre for Marine Research of the Ruđer Bošković Institute.