Seabed Cleaning And Diving Activity

Within the scope of Environment Week activities in Mersin, the “Seabed Cleaning and Diving Event” was organized by the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change on June 07, 2023. The event, which was held with the participation of the Coast Guard Mediterranean Regional Command, Provincial Police Department, Mersin University and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department Teams, was attended by our students under the leadership of our Faculty Fishing and Processing Technology Department faculty member Prof. Dr. Deniz AYAS on behalf of our University. In the event that was held, a lot of waste that harms the ecosystem such as satellite dishes, shopping carts, ropes, tires and plastic wastes were collected during the seabed cleaning works. As a result of the event that was held by our faculty’s Fishing and Processing Technology Department academic member Prof. Dr. Deniz AYAS, information was given to the public through the press on the issues that the materials thrown into the sea pose a risk to living creatures.