Summary:
The article discusses a joint effort by an association and a football club to clean up cigarette butts on a beach in Monaco, emphasizing the importance of preserving the marine environment.
Full Story:
The Association “Les Amis du Musée océanographique de Monaco” (AAMOM) and AS Monaco collaborated to organize a beach cleanup at Marquet beach in Cap-d’Ail. The event brought together 45 participants, including members and volunteers of the AAMOM, U16 players from the AS Monaco Academy, their coaches, and staff from the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco. Cigarette butts, plastic bottles, paper wrappers, microplastics, and other debris were collected along the coast. This initiative aims to raise awareness among younger generations of the marine environment’s beauty and fragility, encouraging them to become ambassadors for the ocean. Leila Eilling, president of AAMOM, expressed gratitude for the joint action and announced continued efforts to collect cigarette butts at the museum during future beach cleanups.
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