Local schools have started some amazing plastic clean-up projects and Raggy Charters also organises regular beach clean-ups in the areas around Port Elizabeth. Discover Mandela Bay Tourism Partners, The NMB Tourism and Sustainable Seas Trust started working on a Plastic Waste Minimisation Guide for Tourists, which will also benefit local residents.
Raggy Charters only runs one cruise per day. This is considered unusual in the tourism industry; however, it reduces the impact on the marine life in the areas, as well as carbon emissions. Additionally, Raggy Charters plants at least one indigenous tree (Spekboom) for each of their cruises and the operations are plastic-free.
Through the Baywatch Project, many different marine conservation initiatives take place around Algoa Bay, including the live shark project, which promotes shark tourism as an alternative to the catching and consuming of sharks. SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of seabirds and is involved in sea bird research, conservation and education.
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