New cleaning day of the seabed at the Marbella Sports Port

This Saturday, the Virgen del Carmen Sports Port in Marbella will host a marine clean-up day, in which divers from the Official Center for Underwater Research (COIS) and volunteers from the Kayak Fishing Club Marbella will participate to work on protecting its aquatic ecosystem. During the activity, professionals will carry out tasks to remove accumulated waste from the seabed, such as plastics, metal remains, and other objects that, "in addition to degrading the environment, pose a risk to biodiversity," explained the port director, Carlos Romero, who indicated that the action "will also improve environmental quality and advance in the sustainable maintenance of the facilities."

The day has a marked environmental awareness character, "to sensitize the public about the importance of preserving the natural habitat of the marina and not throwing garbage or belongings into the sea." In this regard, Romero emphasized the need to involve both users and visitors in caring for the environment "appealing to individual responsibility as a key element for the protection of the natural environment." The person in charge of the port facility, who will participate in the cleaning tasks through free diving, emphasized that "it is an action that not only has a direct impact on improving the environment but also fulfills an important educational function."

The activity, established as a regular appointment within the port's calendar of activities, will have the collaboration of the facility's staff in logistical tasks and classification of extracted waste, facilitating its proper subsequent management.