The Tanger Med Foundation has renewed its partnership with the Fnideq Champions Association for underwater fishing to clean up and collect waste from the Dalia coastline in addition to the ongoing clean-up activities conducted under the Clean Beach program.
This year, the activity was focused not only on the fight against the pollution of the seas and oceans by plastic waste, but also on the collection of fishing nets, known as “Phantom Nets”, which constitute a huge risk that threatens marine biodiversity.
Abandoned by fishermen, phantom nets are made of nylon, a plastic fiber that is very resistant to the marine environment and cannot be assimilated by it. They cause a degradation of animal species and an imbalance in the marine ecosystem.
At the end of this activity, which took place on Sunday, September 26th, the diving teams were able to collect a 60m long and 4m wide net and a total of 1.1 tons of plastic waste.
The activity involved the participation of the village children through environmental awareness workshops and waste collection on the beach. It was followed by meetings with the fishermen from the village to provide some solutions to this problem.
