Volunteer with us!
It's easy, fun & there will be cookies....
Clean Coast Bonaire organizes citizen science clean ups on the 2nd Sunday of every month.
Volunteers are always welcome & can be trained on site by the coordinator.
You'll help the environment, meet nice new people & learn a few things about marine litter.
See the schedule below or check our Facebook page for more information.
If you're a school, business, eco-tour or dive group & are interested in an off-schedule clean up, please get in touch. We'd be happy to arrange a citizen science beach clean up with you.
The survey sites are easy to find, click below for directions:
Current Schedule
2023
January 8th (4-6pm) Boka Onima
February 12th (4-6pm) Piedra Pretu
March 12th (8-10am) Te Amo Beach
April 9th (4-6pm) Boka Onima
May 14th (4-6pm) Piedra Pretu
June 11th (8-10am) Te Amo Beach
July 9th (4-6pm) Boka Onima
August 13th (4-6pm) Piedra Pretu
September 10th (8-10am) Te Amo Beach
October 8th (4-6pm) Boka Onima
November 12th (4-6pm) Piedra Pretu
December 10th (8-10am) Te Amo Beach
Other ways to help
Marine litter has more than one source & requires more than one solution
All of us can take part in the fight against marine litter in different ways.
Participate in a beach or underwater clean up
Reduce your plastic consumption
Support local recycling
Petition your government to enact plastic reduction measures locally & globally
Learn more & educate others
Clean Ups
With or without citizen science
For any beach litter that you find (both in Bonaire or back home) outside of our OSPAR survey, the Ocean Conservancy Clean Swell App is a handy tool to allow citizen scientists to collect data regarding any marine debris they find at any time. The app can be downloaded here.
Other types of marine debris (such as abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear) needs to be removed by trained scuba divers. Data regarding marine litter collected underwater using the Dive Against Debris method can be recorded here. Check with your PADI dive center to see if they have any underwater clean ups organized.
You can also conduct an independent clean up (just not on a CCB monitoring site, please) or join an existing clean up.
One Hour Clean Up Power meets every Saturday from 9:00-10:00am at varying sites. To find out more, visit their Facebook page.
Reduce Your Plastic Use
Even a few small steps can go a long way to reduce your plastic footprint
Here are some helpful links:
WWF's 10 Tips to Reduce Your Plastic Footprint
WWF-NL 21 Plasticvrije Tips
Support Local Recycling
NOBO Bonaire is a local, small scale recycling program that makes useful products like phone holders, plant pots, bottle openers and coasters with 100% recycled HDPE.
Petition your government
Make your voice heard & call attention to the problem of marine litter
Join the international community in calling for a global agreement for all countries to work together & end the marine plastic crisis by 2030
English: Sign the Global Petition
Nederlands: Teken de Petitie
Learn more
And help spread the word...
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