Overwhelming support and interesting
finds beach clean



Overwhelming support and interesting finds beach clean
Around 70 people joined the Cornish Seal Sanctuary team as they helped to clear up the beaches following Storm Eleanor.

The Seal Sanctuary, who rescue, rehabilitate and release 50 - 70 seal pups from around Cornwall every year, complete monthly beach cleans in the county in an effort to help clean up our seas.

On Sunday 14th January 2018 the team decided to put on an extra beach clean at Gunwalloe after Storm Eleanor left extra debris along our coastline. The clean, which covered both of the beaches, attracted a large amount of people of all ages who wanted to help clean up our seas.

Jana Sirova, General Manager, said "It is fantastic to see so many people wanting to help marine life; it means the message is getting out there. No matter how big or small, anything you collect from the beach is a positive step towards helping our ocean life".
Overwhelming support and interesting finds beach clean Another interesting find during the beach clean was what the team initially thought were rocks - these turned out to be in fact made of plastic. These "rocks" are waxy to the touch and when in water they actually float.

The rocks are very easy to miss because of how real they look, if anyone has any further information on how these plastic rocks have come about please get in touch with the Sanctuary.
All of the rubbish was brought back to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary to be sorted through. Items collected will then be recycled or turned into art in a future project.

The Cornish Seal Sanctuary are currently doing beach cleans every month which will be advertised beach cleans via their social media platforms.
Overwhelming support and interesting finds beach clean


Press Release issued by the Cornish Seal Sanctuary
For more details, please contact Georgina Shannon on 01326 221361
Issue Date: 15th January 2018


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