World’s first marine cemetery open at Beypore Beach in Kerela, India

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

• To commemorate the World Wildlife Conservation Day, the world’s first marine cemetery has opened its gate at Beypore Beach in Kerala. It is made out of single-use plastic bottles and intends to bring awareness to the devastating effects of single-use plastic, urban and industrial pollution and overfishing.

The Marine Cemetery wants to pay resoect to eight critically endangered marine species and was built by Jellyfish Watersports, with the support of Clean Beach Mission, District Administration, Kozhikode and Beypore Port department.It was  driven by climate activist Aakash Ranison.

The marine species representing their endangered marine family include Seahorse (Hippocampus), Parrotfish (Scariidae) and Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), among others.

The reports states that the the amount of plastic we have generated on the earth is enough to create a walkway to another planet.

Annually 6.4 million tonnes of marine litter is disposed into the seas and India generates 25,940 tonnes of waste every day.

India generates 25,940 tonnes of waste every day, water and plastic pollution along with overexploitation and climate change have caused the extinction of 15 marine species and is threatening the lives of 700 more.

Sambasiva Rao, district collector at Kozhikode said that the Marine Cemetery is a reminder of the destruction that is being brought upon our planet in the name of convenience. So, he supported and promoted this initiative as part of Clean Beach Mission to spread awareness, as it not only educates locals and the world about the effects of single-use plastic, but it will also help Kozhikode become a sustainable travel destination.

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