{"id":13368,"date":"2011-09-19T17:56:25","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T17:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/international-coastal-cleanup-cape-town-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:13:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:13:50","slug":"international-coastal-cleanup-cape-town-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/sosf-shark-education-centre\/international-coastal-cleanup-cape-town-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"International Coastal Cleanup &#8211; Cape Town, South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>Saturday 17 September saw the International Coastal Cleanup taking place around the world, with the Save Our Seas Shark Centre participating in two local events: an underwater cleanup at Simon&#8217;s Town, and a beach cleanup from Muizenberg to Kalk Bay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7047\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_4.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_4.jpg\" alt=\"divers among yachts\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7047\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">divers among yachts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Divers among the yachts.<\/p>\n<p>About 50 divers, mostly from the University of Cape Town underwater club, spent all morning pulling out loads of stuff from underneath the yacht moorings, including car tyres, a starter motor, cell phones, glass bottles, and pretty much all junk associated with boating. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7048\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_3.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_3.jpg\" alt=\"tyres aplenty\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7048\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">tyres aplenty<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many car tyres came out of the harbour&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_6.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_6.jpg\" alt=\"glass bottles\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7049\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">glass bottles<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;no shortage of glass bottles, either!<\/p>\n<p>Another group of intrepid cleaners walked the seashore from Muizenberg, collecting plastics and other rubbish along the way.  For their efforts they were treated to the amazing sight of Southern Right whales lolling in the shallow inshore waters near St James beach.  The whales are many in False Bay at the moment, and provide excellent viewing being so close inshore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7050\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_1.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_1.jpg\" alt=\"beach cleaner with whale in background\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7050\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">beach cleaner with whale in background<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A beach cleaner puts rubbish into a bag, while a whale plays offshore.<\/p>\n<p>The International Coastal Cleanup was organised locally by the Plastics Federation of South Africa. Thank you to all our supporters who pitched in and made it a great day!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_2.jpg\" class=\"fresco\" data-fresco-caption=\"\" data-fresco-options=\"thumbnails:false\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourseas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported\/ICC_2011_-_2.jpg\" alt=\"cleaner resting\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7051\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">cleaner resting<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A tired cleaner rests a while.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday 17 September saw the International Coastal Cleanup taking place around the world, with the Save Our Seas Shark Centre participating in two local events: an underwater cleanup at Simon&#8217;s Town, and a beach cleanup from Muizenberg to Kalk Bay. Divers among the yachts. 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