Inside the Mani 2015 | Page 14

Diving Against ‘Diving Against Debris’ is a key Project AWARE (Aquatic World Awareness Research and Education) programme, initiated by PADI and is based on the idea that if you use the seas and oceans you want to protect them. “ Created by divers for divers, this global, underwater survey of rubbish is designed to increase debris removal efforts, prevent harm to marine life and connect dive centre’s underwater actions to policy changes and prevention” - Project AWARE website. On 24th April 2015, pupils from the school in Stoupa cleared the beach of rubbish, whilst Dive Code, the Kalogria dive centre, went underwater. In the bay of Stoupa and the harbour of Kardamyli were objects that could certainly cause injury to swimmers, like broken glass and pieces of twisted wire. INSIDE the MANI12