Jeddah seabed cleanup removes 9.3 tonnes of waste from Red Sea marina

JEDDAH: A seabed cleanup initiative at Jeddah Marina removed 9.3 tonnes of waste from the Red Sea, bringing together hundreds of divers, volunteers and government agencies in one of the city's largest marine conservation campaigns, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

Held under the patronage of Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi, the initiative concluded this week at the marina in North Obhur.

According to SPA, 419 registered divers and volunteers completed more than 300 dives during 64 hours of fieldwork, recovering plastics, metals, tires and other waste from the seabed.

Around 6,160 kilograms of plastic, representing 65.7 percent of the total waste collected, was diverted from landfills for recycling.