2019 | (INTER)NATIONAL BEACH CLEANING DAY  

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September 21, 2019

monitoring  and marine litter cleaning  at Albarquel Beach,  Setúbal  

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The cleaning and monitoring action that APLM proposes for  mark the National Beach Cleaning Day  will take place at Praia de Albarquel,  Setúbal, during the  period of  morning  and closes the work of the 2nd Conference on Marine Litter .  The chamber  City of  Setúbal  ensures bus transport for participants in the  Conference with meeting point at Casa da Baía at 9:00.

All citizens and organizations can join this monitoring/cleaning  whoever wants to participate must go directly to Albarquel beach (9:30 am) where instructions will be given on the procedures.

The action takes place simultaneously with the global beach cleaning campaign led by one of our international partners, the North American non-governmental organization Ocean Conservancy, contributing as in previous years  for the world marine litter database.  The results of  monitoring  will also be added to the marine litter database.  in Europe on the website  Marine Litter Watch (MLW), from  European Environment Agency.

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NOTE: There is a small probability of rain so we advise you to bring a raincoat.