The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) held a community snorkel and beach clean-up on Saturday, April 26, at Saunders Beach.

The event was in collaboration with Beachlink 242 and the Sustainable Development Goals Unit Ambassador and Climate Change Ambassador and was to mark Earth Day.

Using detailed surveys, volunteers recorded the most common items, with plastic debris—especially bottle caps—being the most frequently collected waste. Participants also learned about local fisheries regulations, invasive species, and coastal degradation. 

Heather Brockbank, BREEF’s outreach officer, said: “This Earth Day we are taking the initiative to support our planet by cleaning up our coasts and our beaches and bringing together our communities for a common purpose. These BREEF snorkels emphasise the importance of protecting our coasts and being engaged in really understanding how we are protecting our environment.”

Following the clean-up, snorkellers took to the water to explore the water off Saunders Beach.

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