35 Haifaim cleaned the Blue Beach - Rosh Carmel | Sea guards - Bat Galim

Bat Galim Sea Defenders' Blue Beach cleaning event in collaboration with 4Ocean is happening now! The meeting point is in front of the church beach and from there they clean in both directions.

We call on the Haifa municipality to take full responsibility for this amazing stretch of beach and within the construction works of the Hubert Humphrey Promenade:

1. Remove all the construction waste that blocks and pollutes the beach.
2. Place closed bins that will prevent waste from reaching the sea
3. Place non-polluting environmental lighting that takes the sea turtles into account
4. Prevent the following sewage discharges in this section
5. Restore the beach with wonderful Israeli beach vegetation

And start treating our Haifa sea like a real natural treasure!

The volunteers collected over half a ton of trash, as you will see in this picture:

The Haifa Municipality stated in response to Lai Fe:

"The municipality of Haifa recognizes its full responsibility for the mentioned stretch of beach and the Beaches Division performs regular cleanings even on the undeclared beaches, including a cleaning operation that was carried out last week in the described area (photos from the website).
Unfortunately, the protection of the coastal environment is not maintained and towards the departure of the students for the summer vacation, we are working to promote awareness among the students and this in cooperation with the education department, it is important to emphasize that in addition to the failure to protect the coastal environment, from time to time the sea emits this and that other waste.
The activity of the "Guardians of the Sea" volunteer group is independent, despite a request forwarded to their representative by the Coastal Division for cooperation.
About two weeks ago, an activity of this kind took place near Bat Galim Beach and a representative of the Coastal Division met with the activists of the "Sea Guards", provided them with garbage bags and took care of removing the waste that had been piled up.
The Beaches Division welcomes volunteer activity, which is carried out as a matter of routine, in addition to its regular activities and in most cases the division participates and even assists in the volunteer activities.'

Sincerely,
Yehiel (Hilik) Amsalem Director of the Beaches Division.

More photos from the cleaning operation of the Sea Guards - 26/5/2018

Cleanup of the Blue Beach of the Sea Guards - Bat Galim - 26/5/20018 (photo - Sarah Ohion)