Divers from all over the country gathered to clean the seabed in Burgas. The initiative is from the Friends of the Sea association and is held annually, BTV reported.
This year the campaign is under the motto: “Protect the sea, we all need it!“. The goal is to make the area cleaner and safer for both people and marine organisms.
The volunteers brought to the surface mainly plastic packaging, bags, rubber waste, lead weights and glass bottles.
“The worst thing is the plastic that is thrown away, coffee cups, which are now paper, but still, beer cans, everything that a person should throw in the trash, but throws into the sea and it goes to the bottom“, said Stoyan Dimitrov, chairman of the NGO “Friends of the Sea – Burgas“.
“Our regular mission is exactly this so that our citizens, myself, my family and tourists can enjoy the beautiful sea“, commented Galin Baykushev, NGO “Friends of the Sea – Burgas“.