Ocean and Japan Project Public Relations Office Protecting the richness of the sea: Holding fishing events and cleaning activities to learn about the environment

[Ocean and Japan Project Public Relations Office] Protecting the richness of the ocean: Holding fishing events and cleaning activities to learn about the environment ​
Sea and Japan Project Public Relations Office Press release: October 29, 2024 Protecting the richness of the sea: holding fishing events and cleaning activities to learn about the environment Sunday, October 20, 2024 8:00-13:00 [Iojima, Nagasaki City] The NEXT Nagasaki Zero Garbage Project, a general incorporated association, with the cooperation of the Nagasaki Prefecture Fishing Group Council and the Youth Division of the Nagasaki Prefecture Fishing Group Council, will clean up fishing ports and coastlines in Nagasaki City and Io Island on Sunday, October 20th. We carried out the activity. Toshiro Ogawa, chairman of the Nagasaki Prefecture Fishing Group Council, said, “When the wind is strong, household garbage gets blown away, so we work together to collect it.We would like to continue working together with local residents.” We were talking. This event will be held as part of the Marine and Japan Project – CHANGE FOR THE BLUE, a marine litter countermeasure project promoted by the Nippon Foundation.
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Event overview ・Event overview: “Fishing Class”, “Iojima Fishing Festival” and cleaning activities at each event will be held at the same time ・Date October 20, 2024 (Sunday) 8:00-13:00 ・Venue: Along the coast of Iojima, Nagasaki City ・Number of participants: Approximately 140 people ・Cooperating organizations: Nagasaki Prefecture Fishing Group Council, Nagasaki Prefecture Fishing Group Council Youth Division, i Land nagasaki Cleanup activities carried out along the coast of Io Island Approximately 140 people from Nagasaki Prefecture, including students, parents, and event staff who participated in the fishing events “Fishing Class” and “Iojima Fishing Festival” held on Iojima, conducted a cleanup activity along the coast of Iojima. They carefully picked up household garbage such as plastic bottles that appeared to have been blown away by the wind.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3018/77920-3018-6e746c3f86c7223cd35ce8ea0ce7980d-1849×1387.jpg Participant’s voice An elementary school student who participated in the cleaning activity said, “There was a lot of trash left when we cleaned the area at the end, so I thought I’d like to clean it up.” Organization name: NEXT Nagasaki Zero Garbage Project Activities: A project that aims to spread awareness about the “marine litter problem” and have it viewed as an issue that is familiar to each and every citizen of the prefecture. We will carry out a project in collaboration with local governments, NPOs, local companies, schools, etc., and spread the awareness of “eradication of marine litter” and how to pass on the clean Nagasaki sea to the next generation, so that it becomes a prefecture-wide concern. The purpose is to
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3018/77920-3018-ff98d4df5bf23c9ccee72a032ff41beb-632×260.png CHANGE FOR THE BLUE As part of the Nippon Foundation’s “Ocean and Japan Project,” the 2018 This is a project that has been underway since November. We will work with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the public to create a marine litter reduction model and disseminate it domestically and internationally. https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3018/77920-3018-4e926997f1b4cd6ec35d0da2574014ee-678×259.png Nippon Foundation “Ocean and Japan Project” The sea supports Japanese people’s lives in various ways, sometimes giving them peace of mind, excitement, and inspiration. This is an all-Japan project that aims to encourage people across the country, including children, to view the ongoing environmental deterioration of the oceans as their own, and to expand the circle of action to preserve the oceans for future generations. is. https://uminohi.jp/