Tangaroa Blue Foundation, in partnership with Clean Up Australia, is excited to announce the launch of ReefClean’s Great Barrier Reef Clean-up 2024, the biggest community-driven marine debris clean-up of the year.
With The Whitsundays bordering the Great Barrier Reef, the event provides the opportunity for communities to come together and do their bit to clean-up their favourite sections of the reef before wet season begins.
Heidi Tait, Tangaroa Blue Foundation CEO, has said the event also “plays a crucial role in gathering essential data on marine debris levels throughout the Reef's catchment area."
The Great Barrier Reef Clean-up 2024 launches on World Clean-Up Day, September 20th and runs for 6 weeks until October 31st.
Whether you’re a beach clean-up pro or it’s your first time - everyone is invited to help protect the Great Barrier Reef from marine debris.
From our creeks and rivers to beaches, offshore islands, and sand cays, this event has something for everyone.
In previous years, more than 3000 volunteers have participated in the ReefClean Great Barrier Reef Clean-up across 200 events. This year will be supercharged as Tangaroa Blue Foundation joins forces with Clean Up Australia, which ran the Great Northern Clean-up event before 2024.
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.
What: Great Barrier Reef Clean-Up
When: September 20th – October 31st 2024
Where: Find your favourite spot on the reef to clean
Volunteers from the Coral Sea Marina Clean Up Australia Day. Photo credit: Whitsunday Life Newspaper
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