Published: 20 July 2021
PHILIPSBURG:--- Kidz at Sea has received a grant from the second round of the R4CR Quick Win Grant Schemes in order to execute the SXM Coastal CleanUp Project: ‘Making our Coastline Safe and Clean Again—One Bay at a Time’.
The SXM Coastal CleanUp project will focus on surveying and mapping the bay areas of St. Maarten where debris from Hurricane Irma can still be found. With the assistance of the Nature Foundation St. Maarten, one bay will be chosen to execute a clean-up and removal of hurricane debris.
To ensure that the project provides as much benefit to the residents as possible 12 young adults will be trained in the skills necessary to properly execute the mapping and clean-up including beginner and more advanced diving certifications and basic first-aid. In addition to the training and clean-up events, the project will provide educational outreach about the effects of pollution on our ocean and host Discover Scuba Diving events for students who wish to try out diving for the first time