Divers and local fishermen held on Monday a “fishing4litter” activity at the Larnaca Fishing Shelter, marking the World Oceans Day, celebrated each year on 8 June.
They presented their work to British High Commissioner, Stephen Lillie, and the Chair of AKTI Project and Research Centre, Dr Xenia Loizidou, highlighting the positive contribution of the local Larnaca fishing community in the protection the marine environment.
According to a press release by the British High Commission, the World Oceans’ Day is a yearly focal point for celebrating and raising awareness of the need to protect and preserve the earth’s oceans, and falls this year less than 150 days before November’s COP26 climate summit being held in Glasgow.
Source: Cyprus News Agency