Keep Our Seas Clean

submitted by St.Benedict College Girls' Secondary School Tarxien : Marvic Micallef  for 11-14
dissemination(s): newspaper, other, school media, Special School Assembly Celebrate Earth Hour, website
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Dissemination description: Bicref(d) school portal- skola.edu.mt(e) international websites-national geographic and bbcSpecial school assembly to celebrate Earth Hour held on Friday 28th March 2014. Students were encouraged to d http://skola.edu.mt/ Malta Independent (b) website of Mellieha Local Council(c) website of local NGOs- NatureTrust Sharing of photos on social media network- facebook Photos were also sent to the following organisations for possible publication: (a) online local newspapers- Times of Malta
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As young reporters for the environment, we were invited to attend the Turtle Release event organised by Nature Trust (Malta) and its Wildlife Rescue Team. This educational activity was held at the Blue Flag beach of Paradise Bay Hotel at Cirkewwa-Malta. These photographs show one of the injured turtles which was found by local fishermen after swallowing fishing hooks and nylon. The turtles were first taken in at the Malta Aquaculture Research Centre, Forti San Lucjan Marsaxlokk. Further medical treatment was provided by Nature Trust and its Wildlife Rescue volunteers and veterinary surgeon Dr.Anthony Gruppetta.
Other serious threats to marine turtles include marine debris such as floating plastic bags and oil spills. A public campaign should be launched such that ship operators and boat owners do their utmost to keep our seas clean, thus protecting these marine creatures.