Aldabra Clean-Up Project

Tackling #ocean #plasticpollution through #action, #education & #research. A collaboration between @SIF_Seychelles & @QueensCollegeOx @UniofOxford for #Aldabra

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

It's the first time that the financial costs for the removal of debris has been calculated. It will be published on Nature Scientific Reports from today 7pm Seychelles time. Read here: https://t.co/cj0neZDepF
#ACUP #aldabra #seychelles #naturescientificreports #plasticpollution

[SIF @SIF_Seychelles]

In 2023, we completed the second @AldabraCleanUp, supported by the @OurOcean, where we removed another 23.5 tonnes of marine debris from Aldabra's pristine beaches
Watch the Price of Plastic on YouTube now: https://t.co/PQummapnp8

[April J Burt @apriljazB]

📢 Final PhD paper published today!

'Integration of population genetics with oceanographic models reveals strong connectivity among coral reefs across Seychelles'

Huge collaborative effort every step of the way, especially with my co-author @noam_vv 🪸
https://t.co/L82y4OS8Cj

[SIF @SIF_Seychelles]

Coconut crabs (Birgus latro) are found in abundance on #AldabraAtoll. It is the largest terrestrial crab in the world, and it’s crazy to think its life starts just like this!
📸 Joey Latsha (1/2)

[SIF @SIF_Seychelles]

Making waves against ocean pollution, one cleanup at a time! 🌊♻️
We recently tackled our second @AldabraCleanUp (ACUPII) on #AldabraAtoll, with the support of the @oceanconservancy
With the aim of removing 15 tonnes, our team exceeded expectations with 23.5 tonnes removed!

[OxfordEnvRes @OxfordEnvRes]

This week's Grand Challenge, Friday 4pm: The oceans are a mystery, as foreign to us as outer space but crucially intertwined with all life on Earth. Yet there has long been a divide between humans and the world beneath the sea surface. https://t.co/PXB4jUZQBq

[Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance @iotaseychelles]

In 2019, @SIF_Seychelles launched the Aldabra Marine Debris Clean-Up Project. The team collected >25t of litter over a span of 3 weeks. Sadly, around 500t of waste remain on Aldabra today, which would take 18,000 hours (~2 yrs) of labour to collect & transport to the main island

[SIF @SIF_Seychelles]

Last week at the @FaureFoundation Ocean Fair we spoke to many about the impact of #marinedebris on remote islands like #AldabraAtoll. Although the @AldabraCleanUp removed 25 tonnes of washed-up debris from Aldabra, it is estimated that over 500 tonnes remain… (Burt et al, 2020)

[Jeremy Raguain🇸🇨 @mahesituated]

Have you been involved with the @SIF_Seychelles managed @UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite of #AldabraAtoll?

If so pls make sure to take part in this @SeyCCAT funded stakeholder survey that will help SIF revise its existing #Aldabra management plan. I just did. Took me 8 mins!

[WINGS Women of Discovery @WINGSWoD]

Happy #WorldEnviornmentDay ! We are so proud of our WINGS women who dedicate themselves to create a thriving, sustainable future for our planet! Photos are from conservation biologist April Burt who works to protect the Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, from plastic pollution!

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

It is now revealed that most of EU delegation to crucial fishing talks made up of fishery lobbyists

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

@mahesituated “We need a thriving tuna industry for economic survival, but it is environmentally unsustainable and only profitable through huge subsidies. Seychelles is in a tight spot... There is neocolonial pressure.”

https://t.co/L7lPBiMglJ

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

In 2019 the @AldabraCleanUp showed the huge amount of trash from industrial tuna fisheries operating in Seychelles, Including Fish aggregating Devices (FADs)

Last month EU and Seychelles blocked proposals to reduce FAD use to protect tuna stocks.

[@QueensOxBiology @queensoxbiology]

My advance copy of Biology: The Whole Story, beautifully illustrated by @cecilegirardin and published by @DFB_storyhouse.

It covers all levels of biology and explains key concepts in a clear and readable way. Thanks to the many in @OxfordBiology who helped!

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

📢A phased reduction in the number of drifting FADs permitted per vessel!
📋 The creation of a drifting FAD registry and
🐟A 72-day closure period for drifting FADs

Less FADs means less pollution arriving on Aldabra

AND a reduction of fishing pressure on Tuna 👏🙌

[Int Pole & Line Fdn @IPNLF]

Exciting news from Kenya! The #IOTC has adopted two resolutions on Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) to curb harm to marine life - A phased reduction in the number of #FADs permitted per vessel and the creation of a drifting FAD registry.👏 Full statement👉https://t.co/IOR4lxASSS

[April J Burt @apriljazB]

📢 Our recent research tied up in a neat package of info for @ConversationUK

@noam_vv @OxfordBiology @queensoxbiology @UniofOxford @SIF_Seychelles @ronny_jumeau @AldabraCleanUp

https://t.co/QlIqQARfH9

[Aldabra Clean-Up Project @AldabraCleanUp]

The next part of the Aldabra Clean-Up story is now published!

Why is Aldabra receiving so much marine debris?

Read the thread below which summarises A LOT of work by @noam_vv to find out.

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

A survey led by Oxford researchers and @SIF_Seychelles shows the biggest barriers to effective management of island ecosystems play out at national level - ‘poor conservation policy implementation’ hinders effective management efforts.

Read more ⬇
https://t.co/qvb15mClqE

[Jeremy Raguain🇸🇨 @mahesituated]

As a youth attending #COP27, a member of the #Seychelles delegation & an @AOSISChair Fellow @AOSISFellowship, following the @UNFCCC #GlobalStockTake, it was great to highlight the #ParisAgreement's report card, read morehere: https://t.co/6ThLcd8OTm thanks @UNEP @Connect4Climate

[SIF @SIF_Seychelles]

‘Crisis Column’ by Mariaan Laubscher was displayed at the Seychelles Biennale, depicting only a small fraction of what washes up on our beaches each day.

Made using flip flops collected during the @AldabraCleanUp, this sculpture shows us that we still have much to learn.