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Evening Meal and Fund Raiser for Project AWARE - Page 2 After
a fantastic meal and prize giving all of the participants reiterated what a fun
and rewarding day it had been. Looking at the amount of trash collected by the
participants of this event and the contin Every
year an estimated seven billion tons of debris enter the world’s oceans. The
consequences are devastating as each year nearly one million birds are killed by
aquatic litter and an estimated 100,000 marine animals, including dolphins,
whales and sea turtles, choke or get tangled in debris. Off the coast of
Pattaya
especially in the near island particular problems are caused by trash being
dumped over the side of boats rather than taken for environmentally friendly
rubbish disposal. Sheena Walls, General Manager of Mermaids Dive Center said “without the aid of our sponsors and all our participants we would not be able to make this huge positive impact on our local environment. Thank you to everyone who took part and to all the Mermaids staff and dive students who devoted their time to help prepare for this worthwhile cause”.
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