On the 3rd of August, the Pakana Sea Country Rangers hosted a beach clean-up at Marshall Bay, Flinders Island.
We thank all the community members on Flinders Island who came out to support us, and Clean Up Australia, and Take 3 for their support.
Most of the rubbish collected was made up of small pieces of degraded hard plastics. These plastics impact our marine life, including our Yula/mutton bird who mistake it for food.
As part of our Pakana Sea Country Rangers work to establish the Tayaritja Milaythina Muka Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) we have developed a marine debris monitoring plan. Our plan focuses our efforts in our proposed IPA to:
- Monitor marine plastic in the ocean
- Monitor marine debris on selected beaches
- Monitor plastic found in yula/muttonbirds
- Engage the community in beach clean-up event
We are also advocating for actions to reduce the amount of marine plastic finding its way into our seas.
