Shoreline Cleanup

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Chimp-n-Sea organised a cleanup of the St Lawrence River shoreline in Verdun, Montreal, Canada annually from 2002-2005 as part of the Vancouver Aquarium's Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, which is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. The goals of the ICC project are to raise public awareness, engender support for our waterways and oceans, as well as remove garbage. We collect data on the types and quantities of garbage found. These data are collated locally, nationally and internationally to help raise awareness and encourage positive change at all levels. Chimp-n-Sea's approach used storytelling to introduce volunteers to aquatic ecosystems and bring alive the way that plants and animals and their environment are interconnected and how they are affected by human activities and garbage. For more information and to register as a volunteer for this year's cleanup see the Vancouver Aquarium's site.

And here are a few photos from past cleanups: