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Article: Saving our seas.
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- 7 Days (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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People are encouraged to become rubbish-busters to keep the UAE's coastline free of waste, reports Nichola Jones
From trapped turtles and fridge freezers to blood stained clothes and a bag of bones, UAE divers have found them all during their annual clean up of our waters and are gearing up for this year's rubbish-busting challenge.
Clean Up Arabia is one of the Middle East's biggest conservation drives and is co-ordinated by Emirates Diving Association (EDA).
This year's event will take place on November 20 and will see hundreds of volunteers in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon and Oman join forces to litter-pick the seabed and shores across ...