EARTHCARE environmental kids join Dolphin Project to participate in global beach cleanups

LR Kailena Pinder, Tyler Dames, Ricardo Rolle, Jeanette Austin, Rochelle Manchester and Tylea Manchester before the Global Beach Clean

Grand Bahama Island. Early in the morning on Saturday, August 20, 2022, EARTHCARE Eco Kids and EARTHCARE volunteers from Grand Bahama Island arrived at the end of Williamstown Beach to participate in the EARTHCARE and Dolphin Project 2022 Global Beach Cleanup. The organization joins partners from around the world to clean the oceans for free for dolphins. Marine debris kills nearly one million marine animals each year.

Clean up Williamstown Beach August 20, 2022

Saving dolphins and whales is more than just ending the captive trade. According to the Bali Dolphin Project, marine conservation is equally important for the survival of all cetaceans. To protect wild populations and return captive marine mammals to the ocean, we must ensure safe, clean habitats for dolphins, whales and all marine life.

LR Ricardo Rolle, Jeanette Austin, Tyler Dames, Hida Kempski-Ingraham and Kailena Pinder collect marine debris

A total of 150 pounds of marine debris was collected, bagged and placed in trash cans for collection by Sanitation Services. Gail Woon, Founder, EARTHCARE

commented,

“EARTHCARE ICC team leaders Rochelle Manchester, Tylea Manchester, Jeanette Austin and Gail Woon helped organise the volunteers to prepare for this extremely important global annual event. All of the EARTHCARE volunteers worked extremely hard to get the beach clean again, some amazing items were collected and more importantly, it highlighted once again that litter is a major environmental issue. Most of the litter we collected was as expected: drinks bottles, fishing gear, ropes and plastic bags; none of this is biodegradable and with a little effort it should all be transported to an appropriate dumping site.”

Kailena Pinder and the marine debris she lives in

EARTHCARE founder Gail Woon is very excited to be working with EARTHCARE Eco-Kids and EARTHCARE volunteers again.

“This year we went into the area and worked to ensure that marine debris was placed in bins and collected by the relevant authorities.

This event is an important learning activity for EARTHCARE.

When we have a successful global beach cleanup day, I am always optimistic about the future.”

Tyler Dames holds plastic ocean debris in his hands, which is very dangerous to marine animals

EARTHCARE volunteers include: Jeanette Austin, Ricardo Rolle, Tyler Dames, Kailena Pinder, Gail Woon, Rochelle Manchester, Tylea Mancheater,

and Theda Kempski-Ingraham.

EARTHCARE would like to express its sincere gratitude to all the participants.

Hida Kempski-Ingraham, Grand Bahama Personal Guide to Cleaning Up the Beach

Ricardo Rolle holds a Mylar balloon, which is often mistaken for food by marine animals.

Jeanette Austin EARTHCARE Mania team members collect mangrove propagules during a beach cleanup

Kailena Pinder, EARTHCARE Eco Kids team leader (BMES student) cleans up the beach

Tyler Dames holds plastic ocean debris in his hands, which is very dangerous to marine animals

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