Get Set for the Great Barrier Reef Clean-Up 2024!!!
Launching on World Clean-Up Day and running for 6 weeks, the amazing team at Tangaroa Blue have joined forces with Clean Up Australia and are encouraging everyone to work together to help protect our beautiful reef from marine debris!
What: Great Barrier Reef Clean-Up
When: September 20th – October 31st 2024
Where: Find your favourite spot on the reef to clean
Whether on land or at sea, everyone is encouraged to collect any litter found before our summer rain washes debris into our oceans!
Participants can register for this free event online and gain access to clean-up kits, resources and promotional materials. You can find out more about the Great Barrier Reef Clean-up 2024 and register a clean-up at www.reefclean.org.
Fast Facts:
● Marine debris is human-produced litter in the marine environment that can injure or kill marine and coastal wildlife, damage habitats, and threaten human health.
● ReefClean has engaged 13,310 volunteers to help clean-up 127.5 tonnes of marine debris from the GBR region since 2019, equivalent to five humpback whales!
● Tangaroa Blue’s Australian Marine Debris Initiative Database has been recording marine debris data since 2004 and is used to develop evidence-based marine debris source reduction plans.