Hundreds of local volunteers from all walks of life recently participated in the National Coastal Awareness Beach Clean Up to clear Yamacraw Beach of an overwhelming amount of trash.
The volunteers teamed-up at Yamacraw Beach behind Stoke's Cabana to clear the coast of 21,007 items of debris.
"During Coastal Awareness Month we are holding a number of events such as the beach clean and the harbor clean up that took place recently to educate the public about littering," said Jared Dillet, of the Department of Marine Resources and Chair of the National Coastal Awareness Beach Clean Up Committee. "We hope that by shedding light on the amount of debris we found and educating the public about the severe negative effects it causes to our environment, our health, and our livelihoods, it will create change."
The Coastal Awareness Committee of The Bahamas, a group of stake holders from the private and public sectors with an interest in promoting the sustainable development of The Bahamas, hosted the clean-up as part of their month-long activities designed to educate the public about the importance of preserving our coast.
After hours cleaning-up the beach, volunteers sorted their refuse by type and wrote down their findings on detailed data cards which will be submitted to the Ocean Conservancy by Dolphin Encounters Project B.E.A.C.H. to help them continue to track common types of litter and try to prevent these items from ending up on our beaches in the future.
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