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This
initiative was created with a mission to reduce the amount of plastic
products entering into our marine ecosystems that endanger many wildlife
species. Currently, according to various studies, approximately 136,000 metric
tons of plastic lines and nets are lost annually by commercial fishers;
3,000 miles of commercial fish netting are lost annually; and 5 million
plastic containers are tossed overboard from ocean-going vessels every
day.
This
massive amount of pollution is very detrimental to the wildlife living in
our seas. Annually, plastics pollution alone kill roughly 1 million
seabirds, more than 100,000 whales, porpoises’, and seals every year; and
countless numbers of endangered sea turtles, manatees and other marine
life.
The SWCG is currently installing monofilament recycling containers across
the Alabama
Gulf Coast
as well as increasing the education of the detrimental effects of
plastics pollution on our marine environments and the wildlife within
them. The SWCG is placing informational signs and distributing
educational brochures informing the general populous. In addition, the
SWCG will be continuously performing plastics and other pollutant removal
services from both the land and water. This combined approach of
education and retrieval of plastics pollution will greatly reduce the
amounts of plastics and other pollutants entering our oceans.
How You Can Help
The Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Group needs your help both
actively and financially to help us battle this problem. Our world’s
oceans are being over harvested and over polluted at an alarming rate. We
together, starting today, need to stand up and do what we can to help
cure these issues.
First and foremost, all of us need to be conscious of our actions and not
be part of the problem by eliminating our own contributions to plastics
and other pollution. Other actions we can take are as follows:
Ø Eliminate your own plastics
pollution emissions;
Ø Start recycling plastics and
other consumables;
Ø Remove plastics and other
pollutants from our beaches, rivers and streams if you come across them;
Ø Educate your friends,
co-workers, children and general public of the detrimental effects of
plastics pollution;
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Use recycled plastics when
available.
Together with your
pro-active actions along with those of the SWCG, we together can help
reduce the plastic plague that is invading our oceans. Not only do they
kill uncounted millions of animal species annually, they also make the Southeastern United States beaches, parks and
refuges unsightly and even potentially hazardous for our enjoyment.
In order to
accomplish this mission, the Southeastern Wildlife Conservation Group
needs all the financial help possible. If you would like to join the SWCG
and make a small donation, please click the link below.
To
mail your donation CLICK HERE TO DONATE
For
Credit Card User's CLICK
HERE TO DONATE
To find a Monofilament Location near you Click
Here
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