In April 2020, waters in Mui Wo were unusually clear due to reduced boat traffic as a result of COVID. We were able to survey the coastline close to Mui Wo via snorkelling from Silvermine Bay to Man Kok Wan and discovered multiple ghost nets in shallow waters, trapping and killing marine life including fish and numerous crabs. In the following few months we took action gathering together community members as well as volunteers from all over Hong Kong. We cleared 100+ large nets as well as thousands of kilograms of rubbish from within an approximately 1km stretch of coastline from Tung Wan Tau to Man Kok Wan.

We are excited to continue this effort in 2021 with the focus being on general cleanups as well as recovery of additional nets found.

Our next action date is Sunday 19th September 2021 from 14:00 to 17:30 to take advantage of the low tide. We encourage individuals, families and kids to join! This will be the last of our summer kayak cleanups for 2021. We will focus on hiking to further locations after September as the weather cools down.

After the cleanup, you’re welcome to join us for dinner at Mui Wo Cooked Food Market from 18:00 to 19:30 in honour of Merrin who will be departing Hong Kong in November. This is OPTIONAL—please post a comment on the FB event if you will join the dinner so that we can make a reservation.

We are going to focus on two sites this time:

1. Families, kids and hikers at Little Bamboo Bay and Pearse Point

2. Adults on Kayaks at Man Kok Tsuen headland

There will be separate leaders for the two groups but everyone will meet at No Name Store at 14:00.

Kids are welcome! Kids should be supervised by responsible adult/family members and need to be able to manage the paved trail walk to Little Bamboo Bay Beach which is 1 km hike each way from the meeting point.

Meeting Time— 14:00
Meeting Place—NONAME STORE (on Silvermine Bay Beach)
10號 Tung Wan Tau Rd, Mui Wo

For important details and what to wear and bring please refer to this document.

Sign up for this event by clicking GOING on our Facebook Event.

Disclaimer: By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Social Distancing: We will adhere to COVID social distancing measures and will work in small teams of no greater than 4 people during the event.

In April 2020, waters in Mui Wo were unusually clear due to reduced boat traffic as a result of COVID. We were able to survey the coastline close to Mui Wo via snorkelling from Silvermine Bay to Man Kok Wan and discovered multiple ghost nets in shallow waters, trapping and killing marine life including fish and numerous crabs. In the following few months we took action gathering together community members as well as volunteers from all over Hong Kong.

In 2020, we cleared 100+ large nets as well as thousands of kilograms of rubbish from within an approximately 1km stretch of coastline from Tung Wan Tau to Man Kok Wan.

We are excited to continue this effort in 2021 with the focus being on general cleanups as well as recovery of additional nets found.

Our next action date is Saturday 7 August 2021, 14:00—17:30 to take advantage of the low tide.

We will focus on two sites this time:

1. Families, kids and hikers at Little Bamboo Bay and Pearse Point

2. Adults on kayaks at Man Kok Tsuen headland

There will be separate leaders for the two groups but everyone will meet at No Name Store at 14:00.

Kids are welcome! Kids should be supervised by responsible adult/family members and need to be able to manage the paved trail walk to Little Bamboo Bay Beach which is 1 km hike each way from the meeting point.

Meeting Time— 14:00
Meeting Place—NONAME STORE (on Silvermine Bay Beach)
10號 Tung Wan Tau Rd, Mui Wo

For important details along with what to wear and bring, please refer to this document.

Sign up for this event by clicking Going on our Facebook Event.

Disclaimer: By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Social Distancing: We will adhere to COVID social distancing measures and will work in small teams of no greater than 4 people during the event.

In April 2020, waters in Mui Wo were unusually clear due to reduced boat traffic as a result of COVID. We were able to survey the coastline close to Mui Wo via snorkelling from Silvermine Bay to Man Kok Wan and discovered multiple ghost nets in shallow waters, trapping and killing marine life including fish and numerous crabs. In the following few months we took action gathering together community members as well as volunteers from all over Hong Kong.

In 2020, we cleared 100+ large nets as well as thousands of kilograms of rubbish from within an approximately 1km stretch of coastline from Tung Wan Tau to Man Kok Wan.

We are excited to continue this effort in 2021 with the focus being on general cleanups as well as recovery of additional nets found.

Our next action date is Saturday 19 June 2021, 9:00am—12:00pm to take advantage of the low tide. It is the day before Father’s Day so we encourage fathers and families to join!

We will focus on two sites this time:

1. Families, kids and hikers at Little Bamboo Bay

2. Adults on kayaks at Man Kok Tsuen headland and Horseshoe Crab Bay

There will be separate leaders for the two groups but everyone will meet at No Name Store at 9am.

Kids are welcome! Kids should be supervised by responsible adult/family members and need to be able to manage the paved trail walk to Little Bamboo Bay Beach which is 1 km hike each way from the meeting point.

Meeting Time— 9:00am
Meeting Place—NONAME STORE (on Silvermine Bay Beach)
10號 Tung Wan Tau Rd, Mui Wo

For important details along with what to wear and bring, please refer to this document.

Sign up for this event by clicking Going on our Facebook Event.

Disclaimer: By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Social Distancing: We will adhere to COVID social distancing measures and will work in small teams of no greater than 4 people during the event.

#ecomarineadventurecleanup #whatcanido

Hikers and families, to celebrate Earth Day in April, we are targeting to clean up a beach in South Lantau close to the Mui Wo Ferry terminal (1.5-2.0 km easy hike to the Cleanup Point) and we are looking for you to lend a helping hand for 15 to 30 minutes during your morning hike.

Eco Marine, founded in 2012, is a Lantau based organization with a mission to inspire greater appreciation and guardianship of nature and to catalyse action for integrating this mindset into all aspects of contemporary urban life. The Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup series aims to connect adventure sports, nature appreciation, and action on marine waste. Each adventure cleanup event combines a healthy and fun adventure sport, an ecological activity or challenge, and a coastline or in water cleanup. We target to engage diverse sports communities in the conversation about waste and challenge them to identify opportunities in their sport to tackle the waste problem at source.

Eco Marine is hosting a socially-distant hiking cleanup on Saturday April 10, 2021 in Mui Wo, Lantau to celebrate an early Earth Day!

Many of Hong Kong’s beautiful beaches are maintained and cleaned by full time staff to make them safe for us to enjoy. However, hidden out of the public eye, Hong Kong’s remote beaches and coastlines are filled with man made plastic rubbish that has washed ashore with daily and storm tides. Everything moves with gravity towards the ocean and any waste not properly captured on land flows into the ocean. Once there, it can wash up on any coastline. It is horrific to see a trash filled beach and at the micro level, this rubbish disrupts the natural habitat of many species ranging from crabs and molluscs to birds and fish.  

Event:

Eco Marine staff will set up a cleaning station from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Cleanup Point with bags, gloves, tongs and hand sanitizer and will give short cleanup briefings to participants as they arrive at different times. 

Come join us at the Cleanup Point for 15 to 30 minutes anytime between 9:00am and 12:00 noon to help clean up a small portion of the coastline. Participants will conduct the cleanup in groups of 1 to 4 and we will limit total participants at any given time to comply with social distancing measures. 

At the end of the session, Eco Marine will weigh all the rubbish collected to document our collective impact. We will also be engaging volunteers to bring suitable items for recycling to GREEN@Mui Wo. 

Prize:

Volunteers will have the chance to win an Involuntary Pairs Game!  This card game zooms in on plastic pollution in the oceans, making the magnitude of the crisis visible. It’s a dynamic way to see, understand and grasp the fate and implications of our plastic age.

Cleanup Point: 

Small Beach around 1.5-2.0 km from Mui Wo Ferry Terminal https://goo.gl/maps/bwsYFLjSdQuNtuy16

Walk in reverse along Lantau Trail Section 12 and then make a left down a short steep concrete path at the Eco Marine signage.   

Contact:

Keilem (Tel/Whatsapp 63920336) 

What to wear:

Comfortable exercise or hiking clothes with closed toe shoes and sun protection.  

What to bring:

There is no need to bring any cleanup equipment. Eco Marine will provide gloves, tongs, rubbish bags and hand sanitizer. However, If you have your own gloves and or other equipment you would prefer to use, please feel free to along.

Fee:

This is a free event but there is a suggested donation of HK$20 per person for contribution to future Eco Marine public events.  (Cash at event or Payme to +852 63920336)

Signup: 

Please SIGN UP via this GOOGLE FORM to help us with planning.

Not allowed:

No single-use plastic bottles or food containers/wrappers!

Disclaimer:

By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof.  Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

#ecomarineadventurecleanup #whatcanido

Cyclists!! We are targeting to clean up the shoreline along the Sunny Bay coastline and are looking for each of you to lend a helping hand for 15 to 30 minutes during your morning cycling.

Eco Marine is hosting a socially-distant bicycling cleanup on Sunday Feb 21, 2021 in Sunny Bay! Thank you Rapha Asia for sponsoring prizes for our volunteers! Join us for a chance to win a Rapha cap and musette set!

Eco Marine, founded in 2012, is a Lantau based organization with a mission to inspire greater appreciation and guardianship of nature and to catalyse action for integrating this mindset into all aspects of contemporary urban life. The Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup event series aims to connect adventure sports, nature appreciation, and action on marine waste. Each adventure cleanup event combines a healthy and fun adventure sport, an ecological activity or challenge, and a coastline or in water cleanup. We target to engage diverse sports communities in the conversation about waste and challenge them to identify opportunities in their sport to tackle the waste problem at source.

Covid has turned every beautiful corner of Hong Kong into a local travel destination. We love seeing everyone fall in love with nature and enjoying the great outdoors! That said, many of us have failed to clean up after ourselves! After picnicking, camping or simply stopping to take a few pictures in many places in Hong Kong, we have left behind half eaten boxes of pizza, countless plastic drinks bottles, single use masks, plastic bags, tissues, straws, beer cans, beer coasters and the list goes on. This rubbish will eventually wash into the ocean during a storm, endangering marine life and polluting the waters.

Event:
Eco Marine staff will set up a cleaning station from 8:30am to 11:30am at the Cleanup Point with bags, gloves, tongs and hand sanitizer and will give short cleanup briefings to participants as they arrive at different times. Come join us at the Cleanup Point for 15 to 30 minutes anytime from 8:30am to 11:30am to help us clean up a small portion of the coastline. Participants will conduct cleanup in groups of 1 or 2 and we will limit total participants at any given time to comply with social distancing measures.  At the end of the session, Eco Marine will weigh all the rubbish collected to document our collective impact.  Shout out to Rapha Asia for sponsoring the prizes. Check out their page and clubhouse in Sheung Wan!

Cleanup Point: 
Dead end near Sunny Bay Salt Water Pumping Station https://goo.gl/maps/EWrVhQ2my4PTgBbJA

Contact:
Keilem (Tel/Whatsapp 63920336) 

What to wear:
You can wear your usual cycling gear but if you use clip-in pedals, remember to bring your cycling shoe covers or a change of shoes to wear during the cleanup. The location is a flat paved area.  

What to bring:
There is no need to bring any cleanup equipment. Eco Marine will provide gloves, tongs, rubbish bags and hand sanitizer. However, If you have your own gloves and or other equipment you would prefer to use, please feel free to bring. 

Fee:
This is a free event but there is a suggested donation of HK$20 per person for contribution to future Eco Marine public events.  (Cash at event or PayMe to +852 63920336)

Signup: 
Please SIGN UP via this GOOGLE FORM to help us with planning.

Not allowed:
No single-use plastic bottles or food containers/wrappers!

Disclaimer:
By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof.  Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Yi O Farm Cooperative and Eco Marine are co-hosting a mangrove cleanup and rice and or roselle harvesting event on Saturday 31 October 2020 at Yi O (near Tai O) in South West Lantau.

Over the past seven years the Yi O Farm Cooperative has been working with indigenous villagers on reviving local organic farming at Yi O. Currently the cooperative farms approximately 100,000 square feet of land, producing a prized organic rice crop as well as other plants including roselle. Outside of the 100,000 square feet of farmed land, another 900,000 square feet is managed by the cooperative for future farm extension and historical and environmental conservation. Yi O is adjacent to the coast with the shoreline made up of rocky coastline, small sandy beach areas, and wetlands—home to valuable plants like mangroves and grasses and numerous animal species with a few being herons, mudskippers and endangered horseshoe crabs.

Eco Marine was founded in 2012 and is a Lantau based organization with a mission to inspire greater appreciation and guardianship of nature and to catalyse action for integrating this mindset into all aspects of contemporary urban life. We are excited to have started collaborating with Yi O Farm Cooperative for a beach and mangrove cleanup + farm  experience since July 2020.

The mangrove area is currently in a terrible state covered with manmade rubbish ranging from macro debris (polystyrene containers, single use plastic cups, food wrappers, single use beverage bottles, etc.) to micro debris (plastic filament, broken down polystyrene and the ever present pre production plastic pellets). We are looking for you to lend a helping hand and to enjoy a fun and meaningful afternoon with us.

Event:

1:00 pm — Meetup point at Tai O outside this shop near the bus terminus. 俊興行, Tai O Rd
https://goo.gl/maps/Jg4zoPb94pLXkBkb7
Host Keilem (Tel/Whatsapp 63920336) will be there.

1:00 to 1:30pm — Take small boat (free) to Yi O and walk 10 minutes to Yi O mangrove area. Eco Marine will provide an event rundown, a beach/mangrove cleanup safety and how-to briefing, and distribute gloves and rubbish bags. If you have your own gloves and or other equipment, please feel free to bring. Some useful tools are tongs and scissors.

1:30 to 3:15pm — Work on the beach/mangrove cleanup gathering as much man made rubbish and debris as we can in the available time. We will also collect and separate some recyclables and items that can be reused at the farm.

3:15 to 3:45pm — Pack up and walk 10 minutes together to Yi O farm area and take a rest. The rest area has water refill and soft drinks as well as bathroom and simple cold shower facilities.

3:45 to 5:30pm — Yi O Farm Collective will teach us about local rice farming and harvesting. Depending on the maturity of the crop, we may have the opportunity to harvest some rice ourselves! This time we may also be able to harvest roselle/hibiscus blossoms.

5:30 to 6:00pm — Take small boat back to Tai O (free).

What to wear:

• Closed toe shoes with good grip suitable for hiking (no sandals or flip flops as the beach may have sharp dangerous items including broken glass, medical waste, etc.) Shoes may get muddy in the mangrove area and you may want to bring a change of shoes.

• Comfortable clothes

• Hat

• Consider wearing something festive for Halloween as well!

What to bring:

• Water (minimum 1.5 L in reusable container – Bonaqua, Watsons bottle etc. don’t count as reusable)

• Additional snacks if you are the hungry type (minimize one use packaging)

• Octopus/transportation money

• Sun screen and insect repellant

• optional—small umbrella for shade

• optional—your own gloves and or other equipment, useful tools are tongs and gardening shears. Eco Marine will provide gloves and rubbish bags.

This is a free event but there is a suggested donation of HK$50 per person for contribution to future Eco Marine public events.  (Cash at event or Payme to +852 63920336)

SIGNUP: Spaces are limited!  To sign up, please fill in the below google form and your space will be confirmed via email.  
https://forms.gle/oMxLmwAVNAxoZPzq7

*Confirmed participants will receive an email confirming their spot.*

Not allowed:

• No flip flops or open sandals during cleanup

• No single use plastic bottles or food containers/wrappers!

Disclaimer:
By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof.  Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Eco Marine and TransLantau are co-hosting a plog: hike-cleanup-hike/run on Saturday 16 November 2019 at Shap Long beach in South Lantau. Many of you will have walked/run past this beach on hikes and runs and may even have used it as a check point during a race. The beach is currently in a terrible state covered with manmade rubbish ranging from macro debris such as polystyrene containers, single use plastic cups, food wrappers, single use beverage bottles to micro debris like plastic filament, broken down polystyrene and the ever present preproduction plastic pellets. This beach, adjacent to a wetland, is home to local buffaloes, birds and other wildlife. We are looking for a large number of you to lend a helping hand and to enjoy a fun and meaningful morning with us.

Registration: https://forms.gle/FpkBzbStZC41XG8V9

Event Schedule:
9:00 am - Meet up point at Pui O Public Carpark. Hosts Keilem (Tel/Whatsapp 63920336) and Sabrina (Tel/Whatsapp 51938707) will be there. https://goo.gl/maps/PQTE8rwewkYUkvUw5

9:00 to 9:10am – Eco Marine will provide an event rundown, a beach cleanup safety and how-to briefing, and distribute gloves and rubbish bags. If you have your own gloves and or other equipment, please feel free to bring. Some useful tools are tongs and gardening shears.

9:15 to 10:00am - We will hike together around 3km to Shap Long beach (easy walk but with some small ups and downs).

10:00 to 11:30am - We will work on beach cleanup—gathering up as much man made rubbish and debris as we can in the available time and will also collect and separate some recyclables.

Eco Marine’s Artist in Residence Salome Tam will be on site working on an in-situ land/rubbish art piece and anyone interested can join in to help. In Woven Ashore—a conversation with the wrack line, we examine the lasting impact on the environment of our everyday choices and consider how our lifetime compares to that of the plastic items we use. What shifts can be made? What can be given new life? What does it all mean in the scope of stewardship?

Water refill will be provided at the beach throughout the event. Note there is a public toilet at Shap Long and there is one informal shop nearby that may or may not be open.

11:30 to 11:45am - We will pack up and finish documenting the rubbish collected.

11:45 to 12:30pm – Picnic lunch. TransLantau will kindly provide a free plastic free packed lunch for all volunteers including a hummus sandwich and a cookie. In addition, all volunteers will also receive a reusable soft water flask from TransLantau.

12:30pm to 1:30pm – TransLantau guides will host a scenic hike/run to Mui Wo covering 4 to 6km depending on weather and energy levels of the group on the day. Participants can also choose to walk back to Pui O (same way they came).

What to wear:
Closed toe shoes suitable for hiking (no sandals or flip flops as the beach may have sharp dangerous items including broken glass, medical waste), comfortable clothes, hat.

What to bring:
Water (minimum 0.5 L in reusable container – Bonaqua bottle, Watsons bottle etc. don’t count as reusable). Additional snacks if you are the hungry type (try to minimize one use packaging). Octopus/coins for ferry and bus rides. Sun screen and insect repellent. Small umbrella for shade. Eco Marine will provide gloves and rubbish bags. If you have your own gloves and or other equipment, please feel free to bring. Some useful tools are tongs and gardening shears.

This is a free event but please feel free to bring some small bills for contribution to future Eco Marine public events.

Not allowed:
No flip flops or open sandals during cleanup. No single use plastic bottles or food containers/wrappers!

Disclaimer:
By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Please join us at the end of summer holiday for a beach/wetland and underwater cleanup event at Kau Sai Chau. Our team will be joined by young diving leaders from Renaissance College, experienced divers and those who want to enjoy the beach for a meaningful excursion in Sai Kung.

The Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup event series engages with different sports communities to tackle marine pollution. Each adventure cleanup event combines a healthy and fun sports adventure, an ecological activity or challenge, and a coastline or in water cleanup.

WHO CAN JOIN
This is a family friendly event for both children and adults for the beach/wetland cleanup. All children under 16 should be accompanied by a responsible adult.

REQUIREMENTS FOR DIVERS
We recommend this for individuals with minimum PADI AOW or equivalent dive qualification and with previous dive experience in Hong Kong waters. Please sign up using the google form link below.

Divers who wish to improve their skills—ghost nets cleanup, dive tune-ups or receive further education in PADI Project Aware please contact Benita from Ecomarine at benitachick@gmail.com or Connie from Mandarin Divers divingbigblue@gmail.com.

EVENT RUNDOWN
8:45am: Meet at Sai Kung Short Pier
9:00-9:45am: Cleanup Briefing
9:45-10:30am: Gear Set-up
10:30-12:30: Check Dive/Fun Dive (for divers) + Beach/Wetland Clean-up (for non-divers)
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch
1:30-2:30pm: Ecological Tour of mangrove area at Kau Sai Chau
2:30-3:30pm: Cleanup Dive (for divers) + Continue Beach Clean-up or data collection support for diving team (for non-divers)
3:30 to 4:30pm: Tidy up, Debriefing and Group Photos
4:30/4:45: Arrive back to Sai Kung Short Pier. Event End.

MEETING TIME
August 31 Saturday, 8:45am at Sai Kung Short Pier
Embark on “Mandarin Divers”. Boat will depart before 9 am

MEETING LOCATION
8:45 am meet & take attendance at Sai Kung short pier
https://goo.gl/maps/eJKYxPyH4VxscNGQ7

CONTACT
WhatsApp/Telephone ☎ contact (for event day only)
98848498 or 90960432 or 63920336

COST
Boat Fee for the day including vegetarian lunch (with vegan options) and drinks (cost after subsidy by Eco Marine): $200 (non-divers), $500 (divers)
Dive Site: Kau Sai Island 滘西洲 (subject to weather).
Dive Gear Full Rental (incl. Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Wetsuit, BCD and Regulator): $280
Rent any single item: (BCD, Reg, Wet-suits): $80 per day

EVENT SIGN UP (divers and non-divers, payment instructions)
https://forms.gle/QiVA6wbeiWVGKZD98 complete google form, request rental gear if required

WHAT TO BRING?
Bring your own equipment (if any), reusable water bottles, we support plastic-free and suggest using environmentally friendly sunscreen. If you need sea sickness remedies, be reminded it should be consumed half an hour before boarding.

DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS CHALLENGE
Dive teams will work together to perform a cleanup dive. Participants should follow the cleanup protocol as briefed by Eco Marine dive leaders on the boat. The cleanup protocol will follow a simplified version of the Project Aware Dive Against Debris Protocol. This activity can serve as a good introduction to divers that may be interested to take the PADI Dive Against Debris Specialty Course in the future.

Participants will weigh the trash collected and take note and photograph:
Most common type of rubbish found
Most interesting item of rubbish and why
Most dangerous item of rubbish and why

WHAT TO WEAR FOR NON-DIVERS
Closed toe shoes you don't mind getting a little muddy (no sandals or flip flops as the wetland may have sharp dangerous items including oyster shells, broken glass, medical waste), comfortable clothes, hat. Long pants are recommended if you are prone to insect bites.

WHAT TO BRING for NON-DIVERS
Rash guards and sunscreen, Sun screen and insect repellent (highly recommended). Water (minimum 1000ml in a reusable container – Bonaqua/Watsons bottles etc. don’t count as reusable). Eco Marine will provide gloves and rubbish bags. If you have your own gloves and or other equipment, please feel free to bring. Some useful tools are tongs and gardening shears.

NOT ALLOWED FOR NON-DIVERS
No flip-flops or open sandals during cleanup. No one-time use plastic bottles or food containers/wrappers.

OTHER INFORMATION
Adverse Weather: If rainstorm warning / typhoon signal 3 or higher is posted / very heavy rain this event will be cancelled and a new meet up time advised later. Please check weather conditions and any notices posted in the morning before leaving home.

DISCLAIMER
By joining the event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Participants joining the event are doing so at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Join us 'plogging' (a combination of jogging and picking up litter) on August 24th!

Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup is collaborating with The Green Race and Exchange and Empower for a coastal trail cleanup ‘plog’ on the eastern shore of Silvermine Bay in Mui Wo from 2:00pm to around 5:00pm.

The event will share a start and finish in Silver Plaza, Mui Wo with the Tigershead GreenRace 16km route and ploggers and runners will be able to cheer each other on! Ploggers will jog/hike as a group or in a few groups whilst picking up rubbish on the trail/shoreline between the race start line, Silvermine Bay main beach to Man Kok. We will then turn around and head back to the start/finish area for a total distance of around 7km. Ploggers are expected to finish at around the same time as some of the 16km race participants and can share the finish area, drinks and snacks provided by The Green Race!

As an extra incentive, ploggers will receive 50% off a future race entry (discount worth ~HKD250) to one of the short course races hosted by The Green Race. The event will be raising funds for Exchange and Empower using the Bravera platform. We strongly recommend that each participant raise a minimum of HKD200 with a goal to raise HKD8240 in total for the event. Please connect to Bravera via the link (to be provided later) and ask your friends and family to support your plog and this fundraising effort!

Meeting Time and Date: 1:45pm for 2:00pm start, Saturday 24 August 2019

Place: Silver Plaza, 8 Chung Shing St, Mui Wo https://goo.gl/maps/TWRK3HB6DZg6PKEE9

Transport: Ferry from Central Pier 6 or 3M bus from Tung Chung

What to Wear: Hiking/Sports clothes and shoes. Closed toed shoes only. Sun hat and other sun protection like umbrella and sunscreen. Weather is expected to be hot.

What to Bring: A reusable container with at least 1 L of water and some snacks if you are the hungry type. Single use plastic water and drink bottles like Bonaqua, Coke etc are prohibited. Try to minimize other single use food wrapping/packaging as well. Also bring sunscreen, mosquito spray and possibly a change of clothes. Eco Marine will provide gloves and small sized rubbish bags suitable for plogging. Feel free to bring your own gloves and tongs.

Signup: click GOING on the FB event page if you will join us.

If you use Strava please also sign up using the link to be provided later in the comments section of the FB event page to connect to Bravera to help raise funds for the event.

Disclaimer: By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Green Race Liability Release. All participants will be deemed to have signed the below by joining this event.

By entering and participating at the GreenRace / GreenRetreat Event organized by you (“Event”), I, and any of my personal representatives, assigns, heirs, executors, successors and next of kin, accept the rules, conditions, and regulations of the Event and will comply with them at all times:

1. I acknowledge that I am responsible for myself at this event and I have purchased adequate private travel insurance for the GreenRace / GreenRetreat Event to cover all medical expenses, loss of property, personal liability, trip‐cancellation or travel delay expenses which may arise from the Event.
2. I understand that by participating in the Event there are risks of injury, death and/or property loss. I hereby enter the Event at my own risk and responsibility. I discharge the Organiser and any other individual or organisation connected directly or indirectly with the Event from any responsibility in the event of loss of property incurred, during, or as a consequence of my participation in the Event, or while travelling to or from the Event.
3. I confirm that I have consulted a qualified medical practitioner and I am physically fit and capable of participating in this Event. I am not pregnant, or suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, or other chronic disease which will render me unfit to participate in the Event. I acknowledge that the Organiser has the right to disallow, disqualify or suspend me from participating in the Event at any time and without compensation if the Organiser is aware of my above medical condition.
4. I understand and accept that the risks include the fact I may become injured or incapacitated in a location in another country. I consent to receive medical treatment which may be deemed necessary by the Organiser during the Event, and I agree to indemnify the Organiser for all costs relating to any medical treatment, transportation and/or evacuation that will be applied to me if I am injured in the Event.
5. I permit the use of my name and other data collected from me during the Event, in photos, broadcasts, newspapers, brochures, on‐line media and other marketing activities related to the GreenRace/GreenRetreat events by the Organiser, the Organiser’s partners, agents, sponsors and associates.
6. If I am registering a child under the age of 18 or an incapacitated adult, I represent and warrant that I am the parent or legal guardian of that participant/volunteer, and I have the legal authority to enter into this Agreement on that participant/volunteer’s behalf. By proceeding with registration for the Event, I agree that the terms of this Agreement shall apply equally to that participant/volunteer. Each participant/volunteer agreeing to this Agreement for him/ herself and/or on behalf of another participant/volunteer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the Organiser harmless from any liability, claim, demand, cause of action, damage, loss, or expense (including all legal costs) of any kind or nature arising from his/her participation in the Event.
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10. I confirm that I have read and understood the terms of this Agreement by signing below. I acknowledge that I should consult my own legal advisor before entering into this Agreement.

Join us 'plogging' (a combination of jogging and picking up litter) on World Cleanup Day!  Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup is collaborating with The Green Race for a coastal trail cleanup ‘plog’ on the southern shore of the Starling Inlet from 9:30am to around 12:30pm.  The event will coincide with the Immortals trail race 27km route and ploggers and runners will be able to cheer each other on! Ploggers will jog/hike as a group or in a few groups whilst picking up rubbish on the trail/shoreline between Luk Keng and CP3 (Kuk Po) of the race route where we can share in the water, drinks, and environmentally friendly snacks provided by The Green Race.  We will then turn around and head back to Luk Keng for a total distance of around 9km.

Meeting Time and Date: 9:30am, Saturday 15 September 2018

Place: Intersection of Luk Keng Road and Bride’s Pool Road 

Transport: Minibus 56K from Fanling MTR 

What to Wear: Hiking/sports clothes and shoes. Closed toed shoes only. Sun hat and other sun protection like umbrella and sunscreen. Weather is expected to be hot.

What to Bring: A reusable container with at least 1 L of water and some snacks if you are the hungry type. Single use plastic water and drink bottles like Bonaqua, Coke etc are prohibited. Try to minimize other single use food wrapping/packaging as well.  Also bring sunscreen, mosquito spray and possibly a change of clothes. Eco Marine will provide gloves and small sized rubbish bags suitable for plogging. Feel free to bring your own gloves and tongs.

Signup: click GOING on the facebook event page if you will join us

Disclaimer: By joining this event, all participants are deemed to have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this disclaimer, and agreed to exonerate the event leaders, the organizers and any other participants in the event from any liabilities, claims, including but not limited to liabilities and claims as a result of any injuries or deaths or damages arising thereof. Volunteers joining the event are at their own choosing and at their own risk.

Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup Dive Program Training Workshop

Date and Time: 22 August 2018, 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: Wan Chai WeWork Office, 10/F Mass Mutual Tower, 33 Lockhart Road Wanchai Hong Kong

Light refreshments will be served.

The Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup event series engages with different sports communities to tackle marine pollution.  Each adventure cleanup event combines a healthy and fun sports adventure, an ecological activity or challenge, and a coastline or in water cleanup.  We target to engage sports communities in the conversation to tackle waste and challenge them to identify any opportunities in their sport to tackle the waste problem at source.

We will be hosting an adventure cleanup diving month from 1-30 September 2018.  We are currently recruiting dive clubs to each participate with groups of 10 to 20 divers for this meaningful activity. There will be also be one ecological survey/clean up event open to public in September date TBD.

This training workshop will give an overview of objectives and methods for the adventure cleanup program.  We welcome participating groups and also interested public to attend this workshop. Even if you are not a diver yourself, you can also come and learn more about diving and nature appreciation from diving professionals.

What we will cover this 2-hour workshop,.

- Ecological survey: We will conduct a briefing on how to conduct a simple ecological survey of the dive site, with the objective to create a dive site map showing the ecosystems, substrates, species encountered in the area. The objective is for participants to notice, record and appreciate the ecological diversity and value of the dive site and to create something that is informative and fun to share with others.

- Cleanup protocol:  We’ll brief the participants on a simplified version of the Project Aware Dive Against Debris Protocol.  This activity can serve as a good introduction to divers that may be interested to take the PADI Dive Against Debris Specialty Course in the future.

To register for this event, please sign up on the Facebook Event here.

To sign up your dive team for the Eco Marine Adventure Cleanup – Diving Month, please email ecomarine.hk@gmail.com if you are interested.  Please click here for more details.